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Object Number 79-14-20/17634
Display Title Fire fans - braided
Descriptions
Object Description Firefan
Inventory Description Fiber fire fans, braided fiber, rectangular w/ 3 strands joined at one end, frin
Classification
  • Household accessory
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / San Luis Potosi
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 33.9 x 21 x 2.1 cm (13 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 79-14-20/17634

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