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Close photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan-like implement, teardrop-shaped head with embossed scrollwork, floral and beaded borders and a central oval medallion, mounted on a long brass-coloured pole with a turned silver collar. Held up against a soft pale sunset sky with blurred dark silhouettes of heads in the lower foreground. No person is clearly visible apart from dark blurred shapes.

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December 26 20102010-12-26A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan or umbrella-shaped procession item laid flat on a white cloth. The teardrop-shaped head has a repoussé border of scrolling foliage and leaf patterns, and a central medallion with a radial striped quadrant design and a small figure at its base. A twisted, rope-fluted silver handle with a decorated collar extends down the bottom of the frame. No people are visible.A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan or umbrella-shaped procession item, with a teardrop-shaped head lightly tarnished and iridescent. The outer rim is decorated with repoussé scrollwork and leaf motifs, and an inner band has a stippled border. The central field holds a circular medallion with a quartered pattern of fine radiating lines and a small embossed figure at its base. The item has a long twisted silver handle wrapped in spiral ribbing. It is set against a plain white cloth backdrop. No people are visible.A photograph of a large ornate silver ceremonial processional item, shaped like a teardrop or leaf-shaped fan with a long twisted silver handle. The face of the shield-like panel is decorated with repoussé scrolling floral and leaf borders and a central circular medallion with radiating striped quadrant lines and small figurative relief. A metric measuring tape stands beside the handle for scale. The object rests on a plain white cloth backdrop, and a purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner. No people are visible.A close overhead photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan-shaped processional item with a teardrop-shaped head, its border densely engraved with scrolling foliage and leaf patterns. A central circular medallion shows a quartered design with fine vertical lines and a small eye-like motif. The silver head rises on a twisted silver handle, set against a white cloth backdrop. No people are visible.A large silver ceremonial fan-shaped processional item with a teardrop-shaped head set on a long spiral-twisted silver handle. The head is embossed with a central sun-like face with a forehead mark, surrounded by a radiating sunburst ring, and bordered by ornate scrollwork and leaf patterns. The item is photographed against a plain white cloth with no people visible.A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan or procession umbrella head on a white cloth backdrop. The teardrop-shaped silver disc has a repoussé sun-face motif with radiating rays at its centre, surrounded by bands of scrolling foliage, leaf border and twisted rope edging. A long spiral-twisted silver handle extends downward. No people are visible.November 19 20182018-11-19A close photograph of an ornate metal procession fan, a large teardrop-shaped silver-toned disc with a hammered floral and leaf border. At its centre is a repoussé face with a sunburst of radiating petals around it, set against a plain white cloth backdrop. The long handle extends downward out of the frame. No people are visible.A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan or umbrella-style procession item lying flat on a white cloth. The round head is embossed with a radiating sun-like border, leaf and scroll patterns, and a central face in relief. A long twisted silver shaft with beaded collars runs down the frame. No people are visible.A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan-shaped processional item, teardrop-shaped with a long handle, resting on a white cloth. Its surface has embossed floral and foliate scrollwork in a border, and a central raised repoussé face within a radiating lotus-petal or sun-ray medallion, with a worn, tarnished silver finish. No people are visible.December 26 20102010-12-26