Model of a hand fan
Model
1900 - 1920 (made)
1900 - 1920 (made)
| Place of origin |
Model of a hand-fan, rectangular in shape. The fan is woven with flat straps of split bamboo arranged in a pattern of squares within squares in pink and yellow. The edges of three sides are bound with plaited babmoo-strips. The handle is a tapering rod of bamboo.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Model of a hand fan |
| Materials and techniques | Woven, with flat strips of split bamboo |
| Brief description | Model of a hand-fan, woven with flat strips of split bamboo; the handle is a tapering rod of bamboo. Made at Jorhat, Assam, India; 20th century |
| Physical description | Model of a hand-fan, rectangular in shape. The fan is woven with flat straps of split bamboo arranged in a pattern of squares within squares in pink and yellow. The edges of three sides are bound with plaited babmoo-strips. The handle is a tapering rod of bamboo. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by H. Shuldham Shaw, Esq. |
| Object history | Previously owned by H. Shuldham Shaw, Esq. 'MODEL of a Hand-pankha or Fan (Bisoni), woven with flat strips of split bamboo. The handle is a tapering rod of bamboo. In common use among the natives of Assam. Made at JORHAT, SIBSAGAR DISTRICT, ASSAM, N.E. INDIA; 20th century. L. of handle 7 5/8 in., L. of fan, 4 1/4 in., W. 3 1/4 in. Given by H. Shuldham Shaw, Esq. The fan is rectangular and has a pattern of squares within squares in pink and yellow. The edges of three sides are bound with braid or plaited bamboo-strips.' [Text quoted from the acquisition register] Given by H. Shuldham Shaw, Esq., 2 Buckland Crescent, Belsize Park Road, Hampstead, N.W.3. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 192- 3166 |
| Other number | RP 1920/3166 - RF number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.36-1920 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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