Fan

Museum number:
9-14839
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3393
Description:
Fan: twill plaiting, date palm fiber (?), axe shape, painted wood handle in red, magenta, dark blue, green, cream. Handle partially wrapped in plant fiber. handle, 39.5 cm long, width, 20 cm.
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 39.5 centimeters and width 20 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 9-14839, described as Fan: twill plaiting, date palm fiber (?), axe shape, painted wood handle in red, magenta, dark blue, green, cream. Handle partially wrapped in plant fiber. handle, 39.5 cm long, width, 20 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 9-14839, described as Fan: twill plaiting, date palm fiber (?), axe shape, painted wood handle in red, magenta, dark blue, green, cream. Handle partially wrapped in plant fiber. handle, 39.5 cm long, width, 20 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-14839, described as Fan: twill plaiting, date palm fiber (?), axe shape, painted wood handle in red, magenta, dark blue, green, cream. Handle partially wrapped in plant fiber. handle, 39.5 cm long, width, 20 cm.

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