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Fan with tortoiseshell section
Fan with tortoiseshell section
Object Number 2005.6.20
Display Title Fan with tortoiseshell section
Descriptions
Object Description Fiber fan with tortoiseshell section
Inventory Description Fan, woven plant fiber with tortoise shell at center, fringed plant fiber
Classification
  • Fan
Department Ethnographic
Date 1968 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms Micronesia
Materials Plant fiber, Tortoiseshell, Pigment?, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 21 x 2.5 cm (14 3/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2005.6.20
Credit Line Gift of John Roger Flather
Provenance
Collector John Roger Flather (1968 - 2004)
Donor Rebecca Flather (4/7/05)

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