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Palm leaf fan with mica border - painted figures on both sides; extra pieces fro
Image Not Available for Palm leaf fan with mica border - painted figures on both sides; extra pieces fro
Object Number 47-45-60/9290.1
Display Title Palm leaf fan with mica border - painted figures on both sides; extra pieces fro
Descriptions
Object Description Palm leaf fan with mica border - painted painted figures on both sides; (1) Shiva as Mahadeva and Kartti Keya (2) Hanuman monkey god and Ganesa, elephant god; extra pieces from another mica-bordered fan;
Inventory Description Fan fragments, curved reed strips, plant fiber, mica
Classification
  • Fan
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India
Additional Geographic Terms India, North, Northeast?
Dimensions Overall: 98 x 5.5 x 0.5 cm (38 9/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity Multiple

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