Fan Item Number: 3127/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Paper fan advertising a Vietnamese water puppet troupe. Collapsible fan is made of tan coloured paper attached to thin bamboo sticks that are gathered at bottom and held together with a metal rivet. On one side is printed NŪA ROI NÓ’UOC THĂNG LONG at top, with the logo of the "Thang Long Water Puppet Troupe” below, this lettering arching over the stylized image of a crowned red puppet standing in water. On the other side of the fan is written QŪY VĂN HÓA THÀNH PHÔ’ H`A NộI . HA NOI CULTURAL FUND above a blue logo of two hands holding a small building. Location information is printed on both sides in blue.
History Of Use
Fan advertising the Thang Long Water Puppet Troupe in Hanoi. These fans are said to have been used widely throughout Hanoi.
Narrative
Collected in Hanoi by Jason Schoonover and Susan Hattori, in 1994.
Item History
- Made in Vietnam during 1994
- Collected during 1994
- Owned by Jason Schoonover before August 10, 2015
- Received from Jason Schoonover (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on August 10, 2015
What
- Name
- Fan
- Identification Number
- 3127/11
- Type of Item
- fan
- Material
- paper, bamboo grass and ink
- Overall
- height 25.5 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 2.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Vietnamese
- Previous Owner
- Jason Schoonover
- Received from
- Jason Schoonover (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vietnam
When
- Creation Date
- during 1994
- Collection Date
- during 1994
- Ownership Date
- before August 10, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on August 10, 2015
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3127/0011