Fan with wooden guardsticks and thin wooden leaves held together with thin string. The leaves do not reach the full height of the guardsticks. [LKG 23/09/2009]

Collection type: Object
Description: Fan with wooden guardsticks and thin wooden leaves held together with thin string. The leaves do not reach the full height of the guardsticks. [LKG 23/09/2009]
Long description: Fan with wooden guardsticks and thin wooden leaves held together with thin string. The leaves do not reach the full height of the guardsticks. The leaves and guardsticks are joined at the bottom by a wooden nail, which also acts as the central pivot for the fan. The leaves are cut to roughly leaf like shapes, and have been cut to ornate symmetrical designs down their lengths. The top sections of the guardsticks are long and thin. The whole is unpainted. Some of the leaves have been torn at one of the guardsticks and are fragile. [LKG 23/09/2009]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Ruth Turner; Field collector Ruth Margaret Whyte Turner; PRM source Ruth Turner; PRM source Ruth Margaret Whyte Turner
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1939
Date collected: By 1939
Acquisition information: Donated: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Carpentered, Process Tied, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Width 105 mm, Length 246 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1939.3.17

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