Fan

Culture/People
Ngäbe (Guaymi)
Possible collector
Edwin Copley Wemple, Non-Indian, 1885-1937
Previous owner
Isabel Popkin Wemple (Mrs. Edwin Copley Wemple), Non-Indian, 1894-1971
Winifred N. Popkins, Non-Indian, 1896-1991
Donor
Winifred N. Popkins, Non-Indian, 1896-1991
Honoree
Edwin Copley Wemple, Non-Indian, 1885-1937
Collection History
Probably collected by Edwin Copley Wemple (1885-1937, a lumberman and collector of rare woods who made several trips to Panama); inherited by his widow Isabel Popkin Wemple (1894-1971); subsequently inherited by her sister Winifred N. Popkins (1896-1991); donated to MAI by Winifred Popkins in 1974 in memory of Edwin Copley Wemple.
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Place
Panama
See related items
Ngäbe (Guaymi)
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/8909
Barcode
248909.000
Object Type
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Object Name
Fan
Media/Materials
Vegetal Fiber
Techniques
Embroidered, plaited
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c009b71d-fa46-4a19-b94f-e6beef7704ca
Record ID
NMAI_264643