fan(?)
- Museum number
- Af.3969
- Description
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Circular fan carved from pale soft wood with straight handle; both sides ornamented with incised spiral patterns.
- Dimensions
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Height: 43.40 centimetres
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Width: 21.40 centimetres
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Depth: 1.70 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- There are two slips for this, one stating it comes from West Africa, the other from New Guinea. Since the fan is similar to Af.3968 the former is likely to be correct.
The attribution to the Igbo is modern.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1865
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af.3969
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Af186?C1.3969 (old CDMS no.)