Fan

A woven rattan fan. Fans, like this one, have a number of different uses such as fanning away pounded rice husks or roasted peanut skins. The fan was collected by C.D. Hotobah During, a well-known Krio Barrister who spent many years based in Freetown.

Further Information

  • Type: Domestic equipment
  • Object: Fan
  • Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Mende
  • Dimensions: 270mm
  • Production Date: Pre February 1908
  • Associated Places: Sierra Leone: Bo (Collected and created)
  • Associated People: C.D. Hotobah During (Collector); A. Ridyard (Donor)
  • Museum: World Museum Liverpool Sierra Leone Collection
  • Accession Number: LIVCM.14.2.08.2

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