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Bamboo and paper folding fan w/ 29 black painted slats held at base w/ iron pin and loop for holding tassel. Outside slats w/ gold hatch marks and flowers. Fan painted w/ squash vine green and white squash and vine on brown, blue and black background. Reverse w/ black birds and clouds on blue background.
fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
cutting (dividing)
iron (metal)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
bamboo (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
floral patterns
vines
Painted
Bamboo
Cut
Unidentified Paper
Iron
Vine
Floral
Bird
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
Japan
10.625 x 20 x 0.75 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4996
New York state (United States)
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