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Object Number 00-8-70/55426.1
Display Title Fan, woven palm fiber, triangular blade, straight edged tip, woven handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fan, woven palm fiber, triangular blade, straight edged tip
Classification
  • Fan
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Tuvalu / <State> / Funafuti Island
Materials Palm fiber
Dimensions Overall: 35.4 x 26 x 2.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55426
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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