Fanoos (set of two)

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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Fanoos (set of two)
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Date1789-1925
MediumTinned copper, linen
DimensionsOverall (a) (Closed/folded shut): 4 × 10 7/8 in. (10.2 × 27.6 cm) Overall (b) (Closed/folded shut): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.66a-b
Not on view
DescriptionPair of folding "concertina" fanoos candle lanterns with linen bellows; used by everyday citizens for evening illumination.

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Photograph by John Bentham.
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Date: date unknown
Medium: Metal
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Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, wool
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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Date: before 1972
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.23a-e
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Date: date unknown
Medium: Woven grass
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Unknown artist, Chinese
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, black and red pigment, shells or seeds, feathers, gum or resin
Object number: 2023.10.49
Photo by John Bentham.
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Unknown artist
Date: c. 1800-1950
Medium: Bamboo, black pigment, feathers, gum or resin, woven grass, stone
Object number: 2023.10.37
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Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, red and black pigment
Object number: S2023.2.6