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1972.24.59

Leather fan with green and black handles and brown tassels at handle tops, and folding parchment main section. [LKG 24/09/2009]

1972.24.59

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather fan with green and black handles and brown tassels at handle tops, and folding parchment main section. [LKG 24/09/2009]
Long description
Leather fan with green and black handles and brown tassels at handle tops, and folding parchment main section. The parchment section is un-dyed and of a cream - white, with dark brown leather guards at either side, with edges stitched with white leather. There is a tan brown leather strap around the top of the folded parchment section which holds the fan closed. This strap is fastened around a white leather button. The green and black binding around the handles is arranged into spiraling bands of black and green. At the bottom of the fan there is a brown leather thong strap. [LKG 24/09/2009]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups
Hausa
Person
Field collector Edward Harland Duckworth
PRM source Edward Harland Duckworth
PRM source R. Haines
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1972
Date collected
By 1972
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1972
Materials and processes
Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Wood Plant, Process Dyed, Process Bound, Process Tied, Process Knotted, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Length 385 mm, Width 50 mm of across top of handles
Object numbers
Accession number: 1972.24.59

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