E0734: Ink -wash Wooden Wheel Fan, Japan

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0734

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Personal Gear

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
colorant ➔ paint

Dimensions:

83 cm L
36 cm W
5 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Japan

Description:

Fan created from thin sections of painted wood connected with white string.

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