| Catalog Number |
CAS 2009-0001-0002A,B |
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| Category |
Basketry; Ceremonial Items |
| Object Name |
Dance fans (2) |
| Culture |
Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Alaska |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Bristol Bay area |
| Maker's Name |
Pauline Moses |
| Date of Manufacture |
2009 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Warp: beach grass stems; Weft: natural and dyed (red) beach grass leaves; Caribou hide with hair |
| Description |
Pair of dance fans held in the hands by women while dancing; Each fan consists of a a circular disk that is woven in a coiled weave, using natural beach grass over a bundle of beach grass stems; Two outermost coils extend outward on one side to form the handle of each fan; Each fan is woven with a negative star design on a red background; Narrow strip of caribou hide with hair still attached is sewn along bottom edge of each fan, opposite the handle. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 15.5, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 13.5 |