Context (CMS Context)
(Bio): Sir Robert Foster (collector); Dr. C. White (donor)
Event Date 27/6/2006
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Basketry fan. Round woven fan with a woven handle.
Event Date 27/6/2006
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '2005.688' inscribed in black ink on the serrated border on one side.
Event Date 31/1/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Fan woven from pandanus leaf strips. The handle is circular in section and bound with thin strips of straw-colour pandanus leaf, forming a grid pattern. At the end of the handle is a loop of very thin 3-ply plaited pandanus leaf. The head of the fan is formed of two circular discs of woven pandanus fibre. The edges have been folded to create a serrated effect. Traces of pink pigments are visible along the border. The central part is reminiscent of coiled basketry. Some of the fibres have been dyed dark and light pink. The outer edge of the central disc is decorated with a light pink chequered pattern. The central part of the disc is decorated with four dark pink crescents connected by their pointed ends. The pinks are very faded on one side (light damage?)
Event Date 31/1/2013
Author: maa