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Object Number
79-14-20/17525
Display Title
Fire fans of palm leaf
Descriptions
Object Description
Firefan, palm leaf
Inventory Description
Recreational device, fire fan, plam leaves. coiled handles, bell-shaped bodies
Classification
- Recreational device
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
San Luis Potosi
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Valle del Maiz
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 25.5 x 26.5 x 3 cm (10 1/16 x 10 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
79-14-20/17525; Fire Fan of Palm Leaf, Valle Del Maiz, Mexico
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