Fan

Museum number:
18-1471
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180001471
Accession number:
Acc.3934
Description:
Fan (decorated). Magenta, red, gold, natural fiber color. Checkerboard effect on cylindrical handle, loop on handle. Leaf shape with central rod for support. Plain weave for most of fan, except “heart” which is not woven, but single strands giving peacock effect. Length 36 cm. Width 27 cm.
Donor:
Beth Harnex MacLafferty Blake
Collection place:
Malaysia
Verbatim coll. place:
Malaysia
Culture or time period:
Malaysian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
April 1, 1984
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 18-1471, described as Fan (decorated). Magenta, red, gold, natural fiber color. Checkerboard effect on cylindrical handle, loop on handle. Leaf shape with central rod for support. Plain weave for most of fan, except “heart” which is not woven, but single strands giving peacock effect. Length 36 cm. Width 27 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 18-1471, described as Fan (decorated). Magenta, red, gold, natural fiber color. Checkerboard effect on cylindrical handle, loop on handle. Leaf shape with central rod for support. Plain weave for most of fan, except “heart” which is not woven, but single strands giving peacock effect. Length 36 cm. Width 27 cm.

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