DepartmentAsia

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

Kunibo Wada

c. 1950

Artist not recorded

Early - mid-20th century (before 1970)

Artist not recorded

Artist not recorded

1987

Artist not recorded

1987

Artist not recorded

Second Half of 19th Century

Artist not recorded

Second Half of 19th Century

Artist not recorded

Second Half of 19th Century

Artist not recorded

Artist not recorded

19th century

Collected 1961-1962