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FanEd5.2859

Black, lacquered, paper folding fan with ten ribs. Stylized blossoming trees are featured on both sides of fan.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, wood, paint, lacquer, metal, fibre and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.2858

Black, lacquered, paper folding fan with ten ribs held shut with a band of coloured paper. Featured on the fan is a stylized landscape with clouds, mountains, stream and flowers on one side; reverse side is silver with a spray of pink plum blossoms.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, wood, paint, lacquer, metal and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.2857

Black, lacquered, paper folding fan with ten ribs held shut with a band of coloured paper. Featured on the fan is a stylized landscape with tree, mountains, stream, flowers and two pheasants on one side; reverse side has stylized landscape with clouds, mountains, tree and blossoms.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, wood, paint, lacquer, metal, fibre and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.2895

Folding silver paper fan mounted on twenty-seven thin wooden ribs. Red galleon stenciled on silver background. Tips of waves(?) are sketched in white. Thicker end ribs each have carved and incised Japanese characters.

Culture
Japanese
Material
wood, paper, paint and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.2856

White folding fan spray painted with silver on both sides; silver and brown rim; thirteen ribs; calligraphy on outside ribs; black string threaded through base of fan.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, wood, paint, fibre and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanCb88

Fan that opens to a full circle and is made of off-white parchment and red, brown and green leather. The fan is rectangular when closed with the pleated body of the fan contained between an extension of the two handles. The fan is secured when shut by a leather strap with a toggle fastening. The leatherbound handles are joined at their ends by a leather loop and toggle. The parchment body of the fan is stitched to a rigid leather-carved frame extending along the sides when closed and the end. The parchment body of the fan is made up of two pieces stitched together. The stitching throughout is of leather thong. The decoration consists of geometric shapes cut into the strap. There is stitching in a contrasting colour on the sides and end of the closed fan. Multi-coloured bands of leather thong encircle or are woven around the handles.

Culture
Hausa
Material
parchment paper, leather skin and dye
Made in
Kano, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanCb87

Fan with a round shapefan with fur attached, bound with stitched leather. The handle is bound in multi-coloured leather and attached by insertion into a sheath composed of a length of leather stitched to the main body of the fan. The sheath is overlaid with fur-bearing hide cut into triangular tooth-shaped edges. A loop of braided leather is attached by knots to the end of the handle. The fur on the sheath is white and on the fan, white and brown.

Culture
Hausa
Material
dye, leather skin and rawhide skin
Made in
Kano, Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEg308

Floral shaped paper fan consisting of eight petals outlined in purple with a green stick attached at bottom. On fan's surface is a female, Meenakshi, in a gold robe adorned with a white garland and by striped a garland in green red, orange, black, pink, and white. Her ornamental gold headpiece has white lines and white dots emanating from it into background of blue surrounding her head. Placement of third eye between eyebrows. Female stands in centre of open lotus flowers placed on top of pedestal. Arm on left is raised and hand contains parrot sitting on triangular-shaped object. Arm on right extending down is placed at hip's side. In the right corner is tower of temple. Above tower, white circle is enclosed by red outline and contains green symbols stating 'Arjimikhu Minaksi Tirukkalyanam 27-4-1980'. Below symbols is green rectangle with two green hands encircling object. Three hanging temple lamps with orange, yellow, and red flame surrounded by white light are placed, two on the right and one on left around the central figure. The reverse is decorated with a green repeating pattern of a burning lamp as well as a central red advertisement.

Culture
South India
Material
ink, paper, wood, paint and adhesive
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.2855

Blue paper fan folds at each bamboo rib; thirty-three ribs edged in red; first and fifth ribs have calligraphy; silver outer rim on fan; painted silver and gold outline of Mount Fuji's peak; black string with green jade bead tied through base.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, wood, paint, lacquer, cotton fibre, jade mineral and adhesive
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanEd5.2854

Folding paper fan with thirty-four wooden ribs, of which the outer two are lacquered and black. Fan features a red and black geometric design of mountains, stars and moon on a grey-yellow ground; blue backing paper.

Culture
Japanese
Material
paper, wood, paint, lacquer, fibre and metal
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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