Fan

Museum number:
9-16361
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3659
Description:
Fan; beadwork, multicolored; lacquered wooden handle, silk trim. Beadwork done on cotton base. One side shows women churning butter, the reverse side has a geometric pattern. One side of the handle is split and the silk is torn in some areas.
Donor:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gujarat State, India
Culture or time period:
Gujarati people
Collector:
Niloufer Hirschmann Ichaporia
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 9-16361, described as Fan; beadwork, multicolored; lacquered wooden handle, silk trim. Beadwork done on cotton base. One side shows women churning butter, the reverse side has a geometric pattern. One side of the handle is split and the silk is torn in some areas.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 9-16361, described as Fan; beadwork, multicolored; lacquered wooden handle, silk trim. Beadwork done on cotton base. One side shows women churning butter, the reverse side has a geometric pattern. One side of the handle is split and the silk is torn in some areas.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-16361, described as Fan; beadwork, multicolored; lacquered wooden handle, silk trim. Beadwork done on cotton base. One side shows women churning butter, the reverse side has a geometric pattern. One side of the handle is split and the silk is torn in some areas.

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