Fan

Museum number:
9-14838
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3393
Description:
fan: twill painting, plant fiber, axe shape, painted wood handle in red, magenta, dark blue, green, cream. Handle wrapped partially with plant fiber. handle, 40 cm. long 19.5 cm wide.
Donor:
Herbert Wehrly Estate
Collection place:
Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan, Udaipur district attr.
Collector:
Herbert Wehrly
Collection date:
1952 (?)
Materials:
Palm and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1978
Context of use:
used as fan by everyone in hot weather; held in hand; rotated. Cf. 9-10960
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 40 centimeters and width 19.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 9-14838, described as fan: twill painting, plant fiber, axe shape, painted wood handle in red, magenta, dark blue, green, cream. Handle wrapped partially with plant fiber. handle, 40 cm. long 19.5 cm wide.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 9-14838, described as fan: twill painting, plant fiber, axe shape, painted wood handle in red, magenta, dark blue, green, cream. Handle wrapped partially with plant fiber. handle, 40 cm. long 19.5 cm wide.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-14838, described as fan: twill painting, plant fiber, axe shape, painted wood handle in red, magenta, dark blue, green, cream. Handle wrapped partially with plant fiber. handle, 40 cm. long 19.5 cm wide.

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