Wooden fan called a "Nku Abia"

Made:
1880-1925
Wooden fan called a Nku Abia', circular with flaked handle

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Wooden fan called a Nku Abia', circular with flaked handle
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Wooden fan called a "Nku Abia", circular with flaked handle, concentric design, Southern Nigeria, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A120355
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
height 280 mm
fan: diameter 165 mm
handle, max.: diameter 38 mm
type:
fan - costume accessory

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