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Fan3332/42

Fan composed of a painted wooden handle, and a separately woven blade. The blade is decorated around the edge with bands of fabric, which are covered with various needlepoint designs. The edges are lined with black-brown fringe and white beads, which carries over to a diamond-shaped centre design. Also decorated with long tassels in dark red, dark purple, dark blue, gold and dark green. The blade is decorated the same on both sides.

Culture
Pashtun ?
Material
fibre and dye
Made in
Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan3274/34

A small fan, with a woven centre, creating a white diamond-shape at centre within a circular web of green. The outer edge of the fan is decorated with white and bright pink feathers. A long, tapering woven handle extends up to the fan blade.

Culture
Marshallese
Material
feather, pandanus leaf and acrylic fibre ?
Made in
Marshall Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan3274/33

Plaited fan of coconut leaf. The plaiting forms a spine down the centre, extending out into a straight handle.

Culture
Yapese
Material
coconut leaf
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan3254/41

Fan made of plant fibre woven into a spade-shape. The fibre is woven over a tapered wooden handle, which is bound by plaited coconut husk fibre(?) interwoven with the ends of the plant fibre.

Culture
Samoan ?
Material
plant fibre, coconut fibre ? and wood
Made in
Samoa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanN1.335

Golden paper fan enclosed in a shaped wooden frame with glass. Imagery painted on the fan depicts two women in a garden with part of a house in the background; red and black characters in the upper left corner.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, wood, ink ?, watercolour paint ? and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanN1.334

Golden paper fan enclosed in a shaped wooden frame with glass. Painted on the fan is a scene of two women underneath a banana tree; black characters in the upper left corner.

Culture
Chinese
Material
paper, wood, ink ?, watercolour paint ? and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan3127/11

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.

Culture
Vietnamese
Material
paper, bamboo grass and ink
Made in
Vietnam
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fan2015.57.99

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Culture
Navajo
Material
glass bead, leather and hawk feather
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Fan2015.57.88

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Culture
Crow
Material
brass bell, horse hair, glass bead, hide and eagle feather
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Fan2015.57.28

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Culture
Southern Plains
Material
cotton string, hawk, pheasant and magpie feather
Made in
“Plains” ?
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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