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Palm Leaf Fan

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Martha's Vineyard Museum

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About this artifact

This fan was made from a leaf of a coconut tree that grew in the yard of the King of the Marquesas Islands. The fan was specially made for Lucy P. Smith, the wife of George A. Smith, Captain of the Bark Nautilus.

Date:
c. 1865
Dimensions:
Width: 14" Length: 20 1/2'

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