| Catalog Number |
CAS 2016-0005-0017 |
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| Category |
Basketry; Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Fan |
| Culture |
Micronesian: Chuukese |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Federated States of Micronesia |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Chuuk (Truk) |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Caroline Islands |
| Maker's Name |
unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1985 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Dye |
| Description |
Large fan composed of rounded triangle framing three circles of red plant fiber, each of which is surrounded by four cowrie shells inside a plant fiber-wrapped circle; The rounded triangle is in turn framed by large fringes of plant fiber; Square woven plant fiber handle. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = ca. 43.7, Thickness = 2.3, Length = ca. 57.3 |