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Object Number
01-40-20/C3002
Display Title
Fire fans
Descriptions
Object Description
Fan
Inventory Description
Fire fans, woven palm fronds, braided handle, bound by twisted fiber
Classification
- Fan
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Izabal
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Quirigua
Materials
Palm frond, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 49.2 x 30.2 x 4 cm (19 3/8 x 11 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
18
Label on object
C-3002
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