Rito fan, coloured
date: label: Accession Date
content: 17 Feb 2017
label: Collection Date
content: 2012
name: label: Collector
content: Jean T. Chapman-Mason
label: Donor Name
content: Jean T. Chapman-Mason
notes: label: Notes
content: Wood handle with 3 inlaid mother of pearl circles on either side. Dyed pink and purple, and natural fiber woven through holes in the perimeter of the wood. Fiber tie through handle. Described by donor as: "contemporary style fan made from rito fibers (immature leaves of the coconut tree which have been boiled) and dyed using commercial dyes. Style originated in Tongareva (Penrhyn)" "The fan is made from materials obtained from Tongareva; made by a Tongareva woman living in Rarotonga". Purchased by the donor in Dec 2012.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Aug 2016
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Cook Islands Maori
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2069807
label: USNM Number
content: E433812-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Fan
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 35 cm
label: Width
content: 29 cm
label: Height
content: 3 cm