Fan

Description

Fan or ilitea of plaited palm leaf strips secured by plaited coir to a wooden handle: Polynesian, Samoa

Museum reference

A.1897.188.8

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Fan

Production information

Samoa, Samoan Islands, Polynesia

Materials

Palm leaf, Wood

Physical description

Plaited palm leaf strips secured by plaited coir to a wooden handle

Associations

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850 - 1894

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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world cultures, facing the sea »
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