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
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Not on viewClassificationsPersonal accessories
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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.
2400–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
2400–2050 B.C.
1880s
about 1880
late 19th century–early 20th century
about 1900
a) late 19th century, b) about 1885
a) late 19th century, b) about 1885
about 1907