Asante
Ceremonial Fan
Asante, 1900
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Asante
Ceremonial Fan
Asante, 1900
Physical Qualities
Wood, 18 1/8 x 9 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (46 x 23 x 4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Geneviève McMillan in Memory of Reba Stewart
Object Number
2008.152
Wooden hand with handle in the form of a human head with elaborate coiffure. Handle turns into hand at circular fan portion. Spider and web design on the back.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2008; Geneviève McMillan by purchase (Silah), 1979.
Nichole Bridges, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sept. 25, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012.
Inscribed: On front of fan and on handle, in white paint: "A8".
