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DepartmentAsia

Fan

NameFan
Artist Artist not recorded
DateMid-20th century
Place madeBunlap, Penema, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania
MediumFiber (pandanus, aka. pandan leaf)
Dimensions24 1/2 × 12 × 9/16 in. (62.3 × 30.5 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1970.34.3
Object numberFA.1970.34.3
DescriptionTan, diamond shaped, woven fan with a handle stitched to the center of the fan.
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Artist not recorded
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Artist not recorded
1987
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1987
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Artist not recorded
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Fish trap
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Chopping Tool
Collected 1961-1962
Moccasin pin cushion w/ tape measure
Artist not recorded
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Shoe pin cushion
Artist not recorded
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Scythe
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Wrist guard
Artist not recorded