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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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Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
Fächer
Dimensions
Width: 30.5 cm
Height: 45.5 cm
Material/Technique
Coconut leaf fibre, Wood
braided
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
085886

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Grethe; 1295
  • Production
    when
    Early 20th cent.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Samoa
Provenance
The fan was owned by the painter Prof. Carlos Grethe (1864-1913), who taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart from 1899 until his death. The further provenance of the object is unknown. Text: Ulrich Menter

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

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