Fire fan. The fan is five-sided and made from one palm leaf, the fronds of which are interwoven [twill plaited]. [LKG 01/09/2009]

Collection type: Object
Description: Fire fan. The fan is five-sided and made from one palm leaf, the fronds of which are interwoven [twill plaited]. [LKG 01/09/2009]
Long description: Fire fan. The fan is five-sided and made from one palm leaf, the fronds of which are interwoven [twill plaited]. The colour of the fan is a light golden yellow. The handle of the fan is made from the gathered and bound ends of the palm leaf used to weave the fan. These ends are tightly bound on either side and secured with a double loop of plant fibre or cotton at the centre where they cross. [LKG 01/09/2009]
Geographical reference: Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana; Amazonia Upper Mazaruni
Cultural groups: Akawaio
Person: Field collector Leslie Rooney; PRM source Daphne Seggar; PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period: Date made: Circa 1949-1955
Date collected: circa 1949 - 1955
Acquisition information: Donated: 1994
Materials and processes: Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Cotton Yarn Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Woven, Process Bound, Process Twill Plaited, Process Basketry, Process Tied, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Height 216 mm, Width 227 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1994.10.3