Fan

Museum number:
5-11558
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050011558
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Description:
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.;
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Collection date:
July 27, 1972
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Context of use:
For cooling off in hot weather.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 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 2 of 2 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.;
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.;

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