Fan

Museum number:
18-1241
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4314
Description:
Fan: buffalo hide fan with horn handle; painted with pink, white and gold on both sides hide has decorations punched out as well as painted on; decorations are flowers, clouds and wayang figure; handle is dark brown horn, pronged and split to hold hide which is also tied in with string in four places; handle cracked at bottom. Tourist item purchased in Holland in 1960. Length 30.3 cm.
Donor:
Elizabeth Oppenheim
Collection place:
Java, Indonesia
Object type:
(not specified)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
March 30, 1988
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 18-1241, described as Fan: buffalo hide fan with horn handle; painted with pink, white and gold on both sides hide has decorations punched out as well as painted on; decorations are flowers, clouds and wayang figure; handle is dark brown horn, pronged and split to hold hide which is also tied in with string in four places; handle cracked at bottom. Tourist item purchased in Holland in 1960. Length 30.3 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 18-1241, described as Fan: buffalo hide fan with horn handle; painted with pink, white and gold on both sides hide has decorations punched out as well as painted on; decorations are flowers, clouds and wayang figure; handle is dark brown horn, pronged and split to hold hide which is also tied in with string in four places; handle cracked at bottom. Tourist item purchased in Holland in 1960. Length 30.3 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 18-1241, described as Fan: buffalo hide fan with horn handle; painted with pink, white and gold on both sides hide has decorations punched out as well as painted on; decorations are flowers, clouds and wayang figure; handle is dark brown horn, pronged and split to hold hide which is also tied in with string in four places; handle cracked at bottom. Tourist item purchased in Holland in 1960. Length 30.3 cm.

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