A. BRISE FAN B. FAN HANDLE

CH1970.1123

a. Brise fan, the sticks finely fretsawn with twiggy motifs, all so identical as to suggest that the motifs were sawn into a block of bone which was subsequently sliced into thin sheets; joined by a cream silk ribbon and a white metal pin at the base. Possibly Indian?
b. Handle, probably for a circular or brise fan, of coursely designed drilled and sawn bone, the upper part divided to hold the leaf or sticks. Possibly Indian?

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1970.1123
Accession Date: 3 May 1971

Material

Bone/Skeletala & b
Silk/Textilea
Metala

Measurement

length155mm
length185mm

 

 

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