Fan (for fanning a fire, or a fly whisk)

NameFan

Artist Artist not recorded

DateMid-20th century

Place madeVanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania

MediumFiber (cocoa leaf)

Dimensions18 5/16 × 8 7/8 × 9/16 in. (46.5 × 22.5 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1970.34.2

Object numberFA.1970.34.2

Collections

DescriptionLong, slightly "paddle shaped," triangular fan with a short handle

Artist not recorded

Mid-20th century

Artist not recorded

Kunibo Wada

c. 1950

Artist not recorded

Early - mid-20th century (before 1970)

Artist not recorded

Late 19th--mid 20th century

Early 20th century

Early 20th century

Artist not recorded

1987

Artist not recorded

19th century

ca. 1800