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Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 11-39726, described as Fan, pandanus in looped coiling; round 4 courses of red hibiscus, some hibiscus on handle; handle breadfruit wood (?); length 68.5 cm. Diameter 39.5 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 3-25494, described as Fan; with integral handle; plain weave; fiber; flat. Upper corner to bottom of handle: 37 cm x 30 cm wide. Native name: Soplador. Materials, techniques: Sivac fiber, a vegetable of some sort. Plain weave. Context of use: Used by both men and women in building a fire for fanning up flames. Made by both men and women.
Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 5-11558, described as Fan, Nigeria, Hausa att. July 27, 1972. 5-11558, acc no. 2879, file code 2.1. Collector: T.D. Lanagan. Donor: W.H. Lawson. Materials, techniques: wood frame covered with leather (glued & sewn); feathers added Context of use: for cooling off in hot weather Description: fan; wood frame is covered with glued and sewn leather (colors: red, white, black, yellow, green); red central panel has design of black-on-white bars, green and yellow cut out diamonds; feathers (green with some red and yellow) emerge from edges; 66 cm. l.; 44 cm. w.;
Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-17733b, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 7-9051a-c, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-13620, described as Fan; straw; pink stripes and border; 34 cm long including handle, 28 cm wide China, Hong Kong (from Mainland China) Native name: SIn - fan Straw, bamboo; Used for cooling
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 7-8095, described as Fan: narrow silk mount with hand-painted florals, sewn spangles and sequins; pastel colors; bone guards and sticks carved, pierced and inlaid with steel; tin loop with bone washer. in fragments; some appear to be missing. ca. 1890-1900. Approximately 27 x 21 cm, if reconstructed.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 7-3632, described as Fan; paper; tortoise shell; Shepherd and sheep herders; scene of picnic on reverse; pierced handles decorated with gold and silver foil. Length: 10 3/4 in. Louis XV period.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 7-8089, described as Fan: folding color paper with four lithograph medallions depicting family life; three odd-shaped medallions with architectural motifs, advertising for Ciro’s; wood sticks painted white and stamped with gold design. ca. 1920-1930. Front leaf stamped “M. Speig, 16 Rue Vignon, Paris” “Ciro’s, Monte Carlo, Paris;” reverse stamped “The London Opera House ‘Come Over Here’” (supposed play title). Cost collector $20.00 (old tag) 38.5 x 20.4 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 1-10451, described as Feather fan iletil.

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