Fan

Description

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

Museum reference

A.1897.188.10

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Fan

Production information

Samoa, Samoan Islands, Polynesia

Materials

Palm leaf, Wood

Physical description

Plaited palm leaf strips with openwork border, 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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