Candomble Brass Fan W/ Mirror
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Aug 1999
label: Collection Date
content: 1996 to 1997
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Mason
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: IN CANDOMBLE RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, ITEMS LIKE THIS WAS CARRIED IN DANCES FOR OXUM, A POWERFUL WITCH WHO IS THE DEITY OF RIVER AND LOVE. BRASS FAN HAS LONG LOOP-SHAPED FOR HANDLE. FAN HAS SCALLOPED EDGE. CENTER IS OVAL MIRROR. BACK SIDE OF MIRROR IS VISIBLE FROM THE OTHER SIDE. HAS TAG WITH FAINT ETCHING "ENEIDA 97." OUTLINE OF EACH FAN SLAT HAS RAISED DESIGN.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 19 Oct 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Afro-Brazilian, Candomble Practitioner
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 420720
label: USNM Number
content: E428602-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Fan
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 28.2 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 18 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 0.5 cm