| Catalog Number | CAS 1998-0002-0019 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fan | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Palm fiber; Bamboo; Ivory | |
| Description | Leaf-shaped handheld fan woven of very narrow palm leaf fibers in simple plaiting (over one, under one) technique; warp and weft fibers are bundled to form handle and then coil-wrapped with narrow band of bamboo; End of handle is covered with ivory bead, from which commercially woven shoelace cord (tied in elaborate, decorative knot) is suspended; Fan is undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.0, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 34.7 |