Fan
Production date
Early 20th Century
Country
Fiji
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Object detail
Description
Register description: Fan-woven pandanus, geometric pattern, black on natural; handle bound with coconut fibre string. L.480mm,W.411mm
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES
Maker
Production date
Early 20th Century
Production place
Measurements
L.480,W.411
Media/Materials description
Pandanus, coconut fibre
History and use
The black and white woven patterning of this fan (iri) is typical of Fijian manufacture. This fan was collected in Fiji in the 1930s, and acquired by Queensland Museum in the 1980s.
Registration number
E12983
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