Ostrich feather fan

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Object Number 15-12-50/B1416

Display Title Ostrich feather fan

Descriptions

Inventory Description Organic, feather wing, fan? dirt encrusted

Classification

Feather

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Sudan / Dongola / <County> / <City> / Kerma

Materials Feather

Dimensions Overall: 26 x 15 x 2 cm (10 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 13/16 in.)

Quantity 1 and debris

Provenance

Collector George A. Reisner (1913)

Expedition Harvard University- Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (1913)

Lender Boston Museum of Fine Arts (1915)

Donor Donated by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1929)

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