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Object Number 00-8-70/55368.1
Display Title Fan, woven palm leaf, triangular blade, braided handle
Descriptions
Object Description Fan, woven palm leaf, triangular blade, braided handle
Inventory Description Fan, woven palm leaf, triangular blade, straight handle
Classification
  • Fan
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Tonga
Materials Palm leaf
Dimensions Overall: 37.2 x 29.5 x 1.7 cm (14 5/8 x 11 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55368.1
Provenance
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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