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As widely used objects, fans appear in Sāmoa in many different design variations. Elaborately worked fans made of dyed hibiscus bast are a development of the 19th century. Text: Ulrich Menter

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Fächer
Dimensions
Width: 23 cm
Height: 40 cm
Material/Technique
Hibiscus bast, Wood, Plant fibre
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
023317-02

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Solf; 0524
  • Production
    when
    around 1900
Provenance
The object is part of an extensive donation by Wilhelm Solf (1862-1936), who was governor of the colony of German Samoa from 1900 to 1910. The exact circumstances of the acquisition by Solf are not yet known. Text: Ulrich Menter

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