File:Fan-handle Tahiti Louvre MH 78-30-8.jpg

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English: Fan-handle—in many Polynesian societies, the fan is a symbol of power and prestige. Tahiti (?), Society Islands.
Français : Manche d'éventail. Dans beaucoup de sociétés polynésiennes, l'éventail est un symbole de puissance et de prestige. Tahiti (?), îles de la Société.
Date 18th century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium wood
medium QS:P186,Q287
Dimensions height: 18 cm (7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,18U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Pavillon des Sessions
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MH 78.30.8
Credit line Former collections of the Cabinet des Médailles in Paris; on deposit from the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle/Musée de l'Homme
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006)
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