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Object Number 38-48-70/895
Display Title Fan
Descriptions
Object Description Fan made of dried palm leaf
Inventory Description Fan, woven fiber, flaring triangular blade, cylindrical handle frayed at end
Classification
  • Fan
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Hawaii / Hawaii County
Dimensions Overall: 35.4 x 30.9 x 1.7 cm (13 15/16 x 12 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-48-70/895
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan (1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)
Donor Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan (1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)

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