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Fan made of long black feathers fastened together and secured to an ivory handle. Handle is smooth and round and has a loop at tip to which a ring hook is attached.
fans (equipment)
accessories
feather (material)
ivory (tooth component)
feather (material)
Feather
Vegetable Ivory
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
22 x 6 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5403
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