Marshallese Handicrafts
Fans
by Dirk H.R. Spennemann


Fans are one of the most ubiquitous handicraft items in Micronesia.

Figure 1 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 2 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of image at left).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 3 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 4 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of image at left).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 5 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 6 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of image at left).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 7 Fan acquired on Tarawa, Kiribati in 1991. The item has been included for purposes of comparison with Marshallese fan, demonstating the similarity in handicraft following major handicraft workshops and exchanges.
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 8 Fan acquired on Tarawa, Kiribati in 1991(detail of image at left).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 9 Fan acquired on Pohnpei, FSM, in 1992 The item has been included for purposes of comparison with Marshallese fan, demonstating the similarity in handicraft following major handicraft workshops and exchanges.
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 10 Fan acquired on Pohnpei, FSM, in 1992 (detail of image at left).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 11 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 12 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of image at left).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 13 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 14 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of figure 12).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 15 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of figure 12).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 16 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of figure 12).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 17 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 18 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of figure 12).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 19 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of figure 12).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 20 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 21 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of image at left).
(Photograph © 2001 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 22 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992
(Photograph © 2002 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 23 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of image at left).
(Photograph © 2002 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 24 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of figure 22).
(Photograph © 2002 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)

Figure 25 Fan acquired on Majuro Atoll in 1990-1992 (detail of figure 22).
(Photograph © 2002 Dirk H.R. Spennemann)




Acknowledgments
Nancy and David Huskins (Akron, Ohio, USA), Anne and Bevan Downing (Canberra, Australia) and Dietgard and Erhart Steffel (Bad Soden, Germany)



Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2001). Marshallese Handicafts -- Fans -- A Photo Essay
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Handicraft/Fans.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au


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