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Ostrich feather fans. 14-3-1006A, 14-3-833, 14-2-1114 (=MFA 20.1568), 14-2-1113 (=MFA 20.1567)
Ostrich feather fan
Ostrich feather fans. 14-3-1006A, 14-3-833, 14-2-1114 (=MFA 20.1568), 14-2-1113 (=MFA 20.1567)

Ostrich feather fan

about 1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueOstrich feathers
DimensionsOverall: 28 x 17.5 x 4.5 cm (11 x 6 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1568
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1085 -5. February 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.