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1951.2.5

Fan of plaited ?leaf-strip with handle bound with red cotton. [LKG 09/09/2009]

1951.2.5

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fan of plaited ?leaf-strip with handle bound with red cotton. [LKG 09/09/2009]
Long description
Fan of plaited ?leaf-strip with handle bound with red cotton. The red cotton section covers approximately 30 mm of the handle. The leaf stips used to form the handle have been arranged as a wide section of unwoven lengths originating at the centre of the fan, these strips have been brought down to the bottom of the fan and tied together. [LKG 09/09/2009]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector Margaret F. Irvine
PRM source Margaret F. Irvine
Date / Period
Date made: 1801-1900
Date collected
By 1951
Acquisition information
Donated: 1951
Materials and processes
Material Plant Leaf, Material Cotton Yarn Plant, Process Plaited, Process Bound, Process Basketry, Process Tied, Process Knotted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 323 mm, Length 92 mm handle
Object numbers
Accession number: 1951.2.5

Search terms: Fan, Basketry

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