Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1951.6.23

Fan with brown and white feathers and brown fur handle. [LKG 04/09/2009]

1951.6.23

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Fan with brown and white feathers and brown fur handle. [LKG 04/09/2009]
Long description
Fan with brown and white feathers and brown fur handle. The feathers are arranged into rows of colour - white red-brown and white on one side, black, and red-brown and white tipped on the other. The bottoms of the feathers have been hidden by the brown fur which has been wrapped around the handle and lower part of the fan. [LKG 04/09/2009]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Arunachal Pradesh Lohit valley
Cultural groups
Midu
Person
Field collector Frederick Paul Mainprice
PRM source Miss L.J. Mainprice
PRM source J.L. Mainprice
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1945
Date collected
1943 - 1945
Acquisition information
Donated: 1951
Materials and processes
Material Bird Feather, Material Animal Fur Skin, Process Stitched, Process Glued
Dimensions
Length: max 382 mm including handle
Object numbers
Accession number: 1951.6.23

Search terms: Fan