Fire Fan
96-1-167
From: Venezuela | Doro Ana
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Painto |
| Object Number | 96-1-167 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pume | Yaruro |
| Provenience | Venezuela | Doro Ana |
| Culture Area | Circum-Caribbean |
| Creator | Carmen Cartoria |
| Date Made | 1980-1993 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Moriche Palm Leaf | Moriche Palm Leaf Fiber |
| Technique | Twill Weave |
| Description | Flat twill woven fan with fringe on one end, tapers off to a knob at the other end. With a thin moriche fiber string. Made form Moriche palm leaf and fiber (Mauritia flexuosa). |
| Length | 15.5 cm |
| Width | 26 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Russell D. Greaves, 1996 |
| Other Number | 1992/3-329 - Field No SF | 165 - Collector Number |
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