Fire fan of red-brown plant material. [LKG 01/09/2009]

Collection type: Object
Description: Fire fan of red-brown plant material. [LKG 01/09/2009]
Long description: Fire fan of red-brown plant material. The fan is woven loosely so that these are visible gaps between the interwoven strips. The fan has a curving top edge, and at the base of the fan the fibres used to weave the fan have been gathered so that their loose ends form the handle. These loose ends have been bound with plant fibre in six places along the main body of the handle, and six further small loops of plant fibre are apparent at the base of the fan head. Below the last of the plant fibre bindings on the handle, the lengths of palm leaf [?] have been left untied and fan out freely. [LKG 01/09/2009]
Geographical reference: Ecuador
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Ecuador; Northeast Oriente Cuyabeno River
Cultural groups: Secoya
Person: Field collector Oxford University Exploration Club; PRM source Oxford University Exploration Club; PRM source Michael R. Emerson; PRM source Ralph Hudson Johnson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1960
Date collected: 1960
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1961
Materials and processes: Material Palm Fibre Plant, Material String, Material Plant Fibre, Process Basketry, Process Woven, Process Tied, Process Bound, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Width 280 mm, Length 416 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1961.5.17B

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