| Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0004-0022 |
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| Category |
Basketry; Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Fan |
| Culture |
Polynesian: Tongan |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Tonga |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
unknown |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1984 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Coconut fronds; Sennit |
| Description |
Handheld triangular fan woven from coconut palm fibers (and possibly pandanus fibers)mostly in a simple tapestry weave with some areas where the direction of the wefts are turned to produce open weaving; Weaving begins by splitting the leaves on two coconut fronts and braiding the divisions together to form the handle and lower center portion of the fan; Ends of each leaf then flare outward to form warps, with additional palm or pandanus fibers serving as weft fibers; Distal end of handle (nearest fan) is wrapped in 3-ply braided sennit cordage. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 27.6, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 46.5 |