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Bamboo and paper folding fan w/ 29 black painted slats held w/ iron pin and loop for tassel. Paper gold colored w/ brown edge, one side w/ white diamonds and black circles w/ vines and flowers, other black birds, butterflies and flowers.
fans (equipment)
accessories
bamboo (material)
cutting (dividing)
iron (metal)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
bamboo (material)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
butterflies
floral patterns
vines
Bamboo
Unidentified Paper
Iron
Cut
Painted
Vine
Floral
Bird
Butterfly
FAN
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
A.A. Vantine & Co.
Unknown
Japan
11 x 20.25 x 1.125 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5011
New York state (United States)
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