Fan

Museum number:
5-4604
Permalink:
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Description:
Flag-shaped fly-whisk with 3 rows of multicolored diamonds, 3 in a row; separated by 2 multicolor bands; blue cloth trim, blue cloth wrapped handle, heavy fringe at base; handle repaired at museum; handle 38.5 cm. l. , 19 cm. w. incl. fringe.
Collection place:
Aswan, Upper Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Egypt attrib.; Aswan attr.
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 5-4604, described as Flag-shaped fly-whisk with 3 rows of multicolored diamonds, 3 in a row; separated by 2 multicolor bands; blue cloth trim, blue cloth wrapped handle, heavy fringe at base; handle repaired at museum; handle 38.5 cm. l. , 19 cm. w. incl. fringe.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 5-4604, described as Flag-shaped fly-whisk with 3 rows of multicolored diamonds, 3 in a row; separated by 2 multicolor bands; blue cloth trim, blue cloth wrapped handle, heavy fringe at base; handle repaired at museum; handle 38.5 cm. l. , 19 cm. w. incl. fringe.

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