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Fan

Arts of the Americas

CULTURE Coastal Wari
MEDIUM Feathers, bast fiber, cotton
  • Place Made: South Coast, Peru
  • DATES 600–1000
    PERIOD Middle Horizon Period
    DIMENSIONS 5 × 3/4 × 7 in. (12.7 × 1.9 × 17.8 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas
    ACCESSION NUMBER 1995.47.87
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Kay Hodnett Nunez
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Fan of beige, blue and red feathers attached to a handle of beige plant fibers (bast). Condition: fair. Size: undetermined. Probable wearer: undetermined. Bird feathers secured to bast fibers slightly braided and held together by cotton thread.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Coastal Wari. Fan, 600–1000. Feathers, bast fiber, cotton, 5 × 3/4 × 7 in. (12.7 × 1.9 × 17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Kay Hodnett Nunez, 1995.47.87. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.1995.47.87.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.1995.47.87.jpg., 2019
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    Coastal Wari. <em>Fan</em>, 600–1000. Feathers, bast fiber, cotton, 5 × 3/4 × 7 in. (12.7 × 1.9 × 17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Kay Hodnett Nunez, 1995.47.87. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.1995.47.87.jpg)