Fan
- Museum number:
- 9-11271
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21090011271
- Alternate number:
- 293 (original number)
- Accession number:
- Acc.2696
- Description:
- Fan; circular; multicolored embroidery and mirror work on yellow cotton ground, white cotton backing, two frills in pink and grey rayon satin around the circumference; stuffing; one loop for hanging; diameter: 36 cm
- Donor:
- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
- Collection place:
- Gujarat State, India
- Verbatim coll. place:
- India, Gujerat
- Culture or time period:
- Gujarati people
- Collector:
- Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
- Collection date:
- January 1970
- Materials:
- Cotton (textile) (thread and cloth), Rayon, and Silk
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Function:
- 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
- Accession date:
- November 11, 1970
- Context of use:
- field notes refer to this object as a fan, but it looks more like an ornamental pillow. It is effective as a fan only if swung from the loop rather than being held in the hand. Made by Women
- Department:
- Asia (except western Russia)
- Dimensions:
- diameter 36 centimeters
- Images:
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- Legacy documentation:
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