Fire Fan

96-1-203

From: Venezuela | Doro Ana

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Painto
Object Number 96-1-203
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pume | Yaruro
Provenience Venezuela | Doro Ana
Culture Area Circum-Caribbean
Date Made 1980-1992
Section American
Materials Moriche Palm Leaf | Moriche Palm Leaf Fiber
Technique Twill Weave
Description

Flat twill woven girl's practice fan with fringe on one end, tapers off to a knob at the other end. attached to 96-1-197/198/199/200/201/202/204 with a thin moriche fiber string. Made form Moriche palm leaf and fiber (Mauritia flexuosa).

Length 12 cm
Width 12 cm
Credit Line Gift of Russell D. Greaves, 1996
Other Number 1992/3-650 - Field No SF | 201 - Collector Number

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