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Fixed Hand Fan
Fixed Hand Fan
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Fixed Hand Fan

Date1889
Terms
  • Fans
  • Wicker
  • Wood
  • Samoa
Dimensions55.84 cm (22 in.)
MarkingsAttached tag (removed), "Fan./ From Samoa/ Islands./ 1889."
Credit LineHand Fan, Samoa, 1889. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Joanna Ballou Savery; 1995.20.
Object number1995.20.99
DescriptionA flat, woven wicker hand fan. The fan features a solid wooden handle. The body of the fan is pointed at the top, with curved sides and a flat bottom edge where it attaches to the handle. The body is woven with red and purple accent stripes at the edge.

1995.20.1-.197: fan collection.
Collections
  • Historic Clothing
Fixed-Style Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.109
1923
Fixed Hand Fan
Object number: PER1002
ca. 1900 (?)
Object number: 1995.20.111
Early 1900s
Fixed Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.98
1942-1945
Spit Ash and Sweetgrass Fixed Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.103
Wabanaki
1942-1952
Fixed Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.34
1923
Fixed Feather Fan
Object number: 1995.20.97
1898
Fixed Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.102
Early 1900s
Fixed Hand Fan
Object number: 1995.20.36
Early 1900s