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Collections: Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands: Fan (Tahi'i)

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Fan (Tahi'i)

Medium: Plant fiber, wood
Place Made: Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Dates: 19th century
Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 11 3/8 x 3/4 in. (33.7 x 28.9 x 1.9 cm)
Collections: Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands
Museum Location: This item is on view in African Galleries, 1st Floor
Accession Number: 42.243.2
Credit Line: By exchange
Image: Overall, 42.243.2_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Fan with a pipe handle. The fan is basketry and finely woven. The handle which terminates in a pipe is of blackish-brown wood and shows tiki carving.

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