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FAN: INDONESIAN PARCHMENT FAN WITH BUFFALO HORN GUARD STICKS

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Overview

Small parchment fan with buffalo horn spokes. Each spoke has a separate ornate parchment fan attached and spokes are joined by stitching at upper and lower edges. Hinged at base of spokes with a metal pin. Flat band metal handle disconnected at one side.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1986.280.1

Item type

Keywords

COSTUME ACCESSORIES

CHUGG Miss A I (Queenie)

Statement of significance

Historical. Owned by local resident.

Public location

DISP.MUSEUM.GALLERY

Last modified

Friday, 7 November, 2025

Completeness

72

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