Panka (fan)
Fan
mid-19th century (Made)
mid-19th century (Made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The face of the hand fan is made from split ivory and silver thread woven together in diaper pattern. The pattern consists of broad diagonal lines forming lozenges. Each lozenge in turn is decorated with a rosette. Handle of the fan is made of turned ivory.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Panka (fan) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ivory and metal |
| Brief description | Costume, ivory silver, woven, Sylhet, C19; Textile |
| Physical description | The face of the hand fan is made from split ivory and silver thread woven together in diaper pattern. The pattern consists of broad diagonal lines forming lozenges. Each lozenge in turn is decorated with a rosette. Handle of the fan is made of turned ivory. |
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| Object history | Shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1867. |
| Bibliographic reference | Arts of Bengal : the heritage of Bangladesh and eastern India : an exhibition organized by the Whitechapel Art Gallery in collaboration with the Victoria and Albert Museum : 9 November-30 December 1979, Whitechapel Art Gallery ..., 12 January-17 February 1980, Manchester City Art Gallery ... . [London]: Whitechapel Art Gallery, [1979] Number: 085488047X (pbk.) :
p.69 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 09252(IS) |
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| Record created | May 4, 2005 |
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