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Object Number 89-39-30/54355.1
Display Title Palmleaf fans
Descriptions
Inventory Description Woven dried leaf fan, circular woven and braided head with stalk as handle.
Classification
  • Fan
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cadiveios
  • Guaicure
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Paraguay River, Shores of the; Paraguay, near frontier of
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 42.2 x 31 x 3.1 cm (16 5/8 x 12 3/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 89-38-30/54355.1; CD; HHS;

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