RARE PALMETTES FAN CALLED “LACE BARK”, WHICH LITERALLY MEANS LACE OF LAGETTA LINTEARIA TREE'S BARK. NATIVE OF JAMAICA, ITS FIBERS WERE ANCIENTLY WORKED TO PRODUCE GARMENTS. HERE THEY HAVE BEEN USED TO MAKE THE PALMETTES OF THE FAN, WHERE A FEW LEAVES OF VARIOUS PLANTS HAVE BEEN APPLIED, AMONG THESE THE HEMIONITIS PALMATA, THE SELAGINELLA FLABELLATA AND THE HYMENOPHYLLUM TUNBRIGENSE. THE EDGE IS OF “SPATHA”, THE PEEL OF THE FRUIT OF THE MOUNTAIN PALM, CALLED “CABBAGE”. THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF FANS WAS PRODUCED AND SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ORPHANAGE FOR GIRLS IN KINGSTON, JAMAICA, AFTER THE CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE OF JANUARY 14^th, 1907. SIMILAR SAMPLES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED ALSO ON “FANS” (ARMSTRONG) AND “NOVELTY FANS” (CINTHYA FENDEL). BONE STICKS. METAL LOOP. 1907. CM.20. MAX. WIDTH CM.37. STICKS 10+2