Name/Title
Samoan fan of Washington School Teacher Carolyn Potter, c. 1920sEntry/Object ID
2009.26.5Description
ACC. NO. 09.26.5
SUBJECT CATEGORY: SCHOOLS, WASHINGTON
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1920's
OBJECT: FAN, HAND
DESCRIPTION:
A WOVEN HAND FAN, MADE OF BANANA FIBER BY NATIVE WOMEN OF SAMOA. FIBERS ARE DYED WITH SAP FROM TREES --- OR CLAY AND EARTH PRODUCTS.
SIZE: L 15" X W 12"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A HAND FAN FROM THE COLLECTION OF CAROLYN POTTER, WASHINGTON SCHOOL TEACHER. THE FAN WAS AMONG SEVERAL GIFTS RECEIVED FROM STUDENTS IN SAMOA. ALAMEDA STUDENTS HAD CONTRIBUTED TO CHRISTMAS BOXES WHICH WERE SENT TO SAMOA SAMOAN STUDENTS RECIPROCATED BY SENDING SEVERAL GIFTS TO ALAMEDA IN APPRECIATION. (SEE CARD 09.26.1 FOR FURTHER DETAILS.)
DONOR: WASHINGTON SCHOOL, ALAMEDA
CATALOGED: APRIL 4, 2009
