Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0003-0002 | |
| Category | Basketry; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fan | |
| Culture | Western Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji or Samoa, probably | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Warp and weft: undyed pandanus leaves, undyed coconut front ribs | |
| Description | Leaf-shaped hand fan woven in simple plaiting technique using both undyed pandanus strips and undyed coconut frond ribs as warp and weft; In some areas, the wefts are wrapped around an adjacent warp and then return to their original position and function, forming openwork areas in the weaving, serving both a decorative and structural function; Warp and weft fibers are braided together at lower center of fan and were probably originally fitted around a wooded handle (now missing). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 22.9, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 26.0 | |