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1964.2.42

Basketry Fire fan ?also used at mat & cassava cooking accessory. Rectangular in shape, with a bamboo stick running along the length, attached to the basketry by stitched plant fibre [BH [OPS move] 17/11/2016]

1964.2.42

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Collection type
Object
Description
Basketry Fire fan ?also used at mat & cassava cooking accessory. Rectangular in shape, with a bamboo stick running along the length, attached to the basketry by stitched plant fibre [BH [OPS move] 17/11/2016]
Cultural groups
Wayana
Person
Maker Nailo
Field collector Audrey Butt Colson
PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1963
Date collected
April - October 1963
Acquisition information
Donated: 1964
Materials and processes
Material Cane Plant, Material Bamboo Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Width: max 135 mm, Height: max 65 mm, Length: max 315 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1964.2.42

Search terms: Fire, Fan, Basketry, Food and Drink, Furniture Dwelling, Fire Accessory, Food Accessory, Cassava Accessory, Mat

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