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Catalog Number

CAS 2011-0004-0023   CAS 2011-0004-0023; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region Oceania
Country Tonga
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1984
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Mulberry bark tapa cloth; Pandanus (?) fiber
Description Handheld round fan made with two pieces of round tapa cloth with a short wooden handle sandwiched between them and protruding from one end and a border of shredded pandanus(?) fiber former a short fringe also sandwiched between the tapa cloths around the perimeter; The two pieces of tapa cloth are machine-sewn together around their perimeter and the lower edge of the handle is secured with a short piece of plant fiber that is threaded through a hole in the tapa cloths and the handle, wrapped around the outside of the handle and knotted.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 28.3, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 34.3