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Bronze fan
Unknown1600/1900
Museum of Ethnography
Stockholm, Sweden
Fan of bronze. Important persons have attendants to keep them cool during the ceremonies. That this fan ismade of bronze indicates that it has been used atcourt. Fans are also made of embroidered skin ofcow, leopard or antelope.
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Details
- Title: Bronze fan
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator Gender: None
- Date Created: 1600/1900
- Physical Dimensions: w330 x h410 mm
- Type: Fan
- Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/se/
- Provenance: Benin City, Nigeria
- Place Part Of: Nigeria
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