Culture or time period: Indo-Aryan peoples / Function: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-11247, described as Fan; curved base, incurving sides, flat top; lattice-like frame (wooden) secured with string; multicolored beadwork in human, floral, bird and animal motifs; frame broken and beads missing in several places; Length 27.5 cm; width 29.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-16361, described as Fan; beadwork, multicolored; lacquered wooden handle, silk trim. Beadwork done on cotton base. One side shows women churning butter, the reverse side has a geometric pattern. One side of the handle is split and the silk is torn in some areas.

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-11271, described as Fan; circular; multicolored embroidery and mirror work on yellow cotton ground, white cotton backing, two frills in pink and grey rayon satin around the circumference; stuffing; one loop for hanging; diameter: 36 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Scarf, accession number 9-21545, described as Scarf; W=58 cm x L=128 cm (unpressed); sheer yellow and red “plangi” scarf; yellow background with 10 cm red border around all edges; many pink, blue, red, purple, and green raised dots with yellow tips on yellow background; white, blue, green, and yellow raised dots with red tips on red border; cloth was folded on its length and dots then wrapped for resisting; 2 quadrants on front and 2 quadrants on back.