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1895.26.1

Palmette fan for fire-blowing.

1895.26.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Palmette fan for fire-blowing.
Long description
Palmette fan for fire-blowing. The main body of the fan is made from interwoven cane strips, interlaced to form a pattern of zig-zagging lines. The functional end of the fan is in the form of a rectangle, spaced out at the base of which three legs of cane strips bound by cane are fixed. These cane legs extend for approximately 140 mm before meeting and are secured together using further cane strips. Around these numerous strips, which are thin enough to resemble straw, a twisted string of cane has been wrapped and tied, holding them together. [LKG 27/08/2009]
Person
Field collector Miss E.C. Bell
PRM source Miss E.C. Bell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
By 1895
Acquisition information
Donated: 11/10/1895
Materials and processes
Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Cane Plant, Process Wicker Woven, Process Twisted, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Width: max 223 mm, Length 440 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1895.26.1

Search terms: Fan, Fire, Basketry, Fire Accessory