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As widely used objects Samoan fans have been handed down in many different designs. Frequently represented in collections are fans with a wooden handle, the upper end of which is braided with strips of coconut leaves, which also form the fan leaf. Text: Ulrich Menter

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Object type
Fächer
Dimensions
Width: 27.8 cm
Height: 46.5 cm
Material/Technique
Coconut leaf fibre, Hibiscus bast, Wood braided
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
034944

Provenance and sources

Assignment to a curated holding:
Podestà; 0605
Production
when
around 1900
Change of physical control or legal title
where
Samoa
who
Podestà, Hans - Collectors
Change of physical control
when
1904
Provenance
From 1900 to 1902 Dr. Hans Podestà was a naval surgeon on the SMS Cormoran, which dropped anchor several times off Apia, Sāmoa, in both 1900 and 1901. It can be assumed that Podestà acquired the fan on one of these occasions in Sāmoa or Apia. Text: Ulrich Menter

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