Fan

Museum number:
9-11168
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
265 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
fan; multi-colored patchwork on one side and multi-colored embroidery and mirror work on the other; rectangular, cardboard foundation; yellow cotton ruffle on two sides. Used as hanging. Length 31 cm, width 28 cm
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Sindh, Pakistan
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Sindh (now and since 1947 in Pakistan. 12/15/71)
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
January 1970
Materials:
Cardboard (scraps of cotton ans silk; cotton threadl mirrors, cardboard; patchwork and emroidery), Cotton (textile), and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
Casual - not a ceremonial fan.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 31 centimeters and width 28 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 9-11168, described as fan; multi-colored patchwork on one side and multi-colored embroidery and mirror work on the other; rectangular, cardboard foundation; yellow cotton ruffle on two sides. Used as hanging. Length 31 cm, width 28 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 9-11168, described as fan; multi-colored patchwork on one side and multi-colored embroidery and mirror work on the other; rectangular, cardboard foundation; yellow cotton ruffle on two sides. Used as hanging. Length 31 cm, width 28 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-11168, described as fan; multi-colored patchwork on one side and multi-colored embroidery and mirror work on the other; rectangular, cardboard foundation; yellow cotton ruffle on two sides. Used as hanging. Length 31 cm, width 28 cm

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