Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Tan fan, with long handle, shaped vaguely like a "P". Fan is round, with a braid-like weave sewn around the edge. On the inside of the fan design, there is a smaller squashed circle intersected by a parabola (with its focus where the handle attaches to fan) and bisected by a straight line. This internal design is composed of a zig-zag pattern. Identical on both sides, badly damaged.

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