Fire Fan

96-1-152

From: Venezuela | Doro Ana

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Painto
Object Number 96-1-152
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pume | Yaruro
Provenience Venezuela | Doro Ana
Culture Area Circum-Caribbean
Creator Maria Llovina
Date Made 1980-1992
Section American
Materials Moriche Palm Leaf
Technique Twill Weave
Description

Flat twill woven fan with fringe on one end, tapers off to a knob at the other end. Made form Moriche palm leaf and fiber (Mauritia flexuosa).

Length 25 cm
Width 28 cm
Credit Line Gift of Russell D. Greaves, 1996
Other Number 1992/3-222 - Field No SF | 150 - Collector Number

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