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1893.38.17

Fan of woven palm leaf strips with a decorative border of black dyed palm leaf and a wooden handle. [LKG 25/09/2009]

1893.38.17

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fan of woven palm leaf strips with a decorative border of black dyed palm leaf and a wooden handle. [LKG 25/09/2009]
Long description
Fan of woven palm leaf strips with a decorative border of black dyed palm leaf and a wooden handle. The bottom half of the handle has been carved to have a square cross section and has an incised ring at the top end. The upper half of the handle has been smoothed and rounded at is bound at the head by plaited animal hair which secures the palm leaf strips into position. This cord of animal hair has come loose at the bottom and slightly unwound. The plaited form of the hair is clearly visible here as is its knotted end. The fan is roughly triangular in shape with the point at the top and the bottom corners slightly rounded. The outer 30 mm of the fan has been closely woven into a regular close weave. [LKG 25/09/2009]
Geographical reference
Samoa
Oceania > Polynesia > Samoa
Fiji
Oceania > Melanesia > Fiji
Person
Field collector James Francis Turner
PRM source James Francis Turner
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1893
Date collected
Before 1893
Acquisition information
Donated: 1893
Materials and processes
Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Hair, Material Pigment, Process Basketry, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Length 588 mm, Width 280 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1893.38.17

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