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2. Hand fan - Wikipedia

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   Handheld Brise fan from 1800. A handheld fan, or simply hand fan, is a broad, flat surface that is waved back-and-forth to create an airflow. Generally, purpose-made handheld fans are folding fans, which are shaped like a sector of a circle and made of a thin material (such as paper or feathers) mounted on slats which revolve around a pivot so that it can be closed when not in use.

3. European hand fans in the 18th century - Wikipedia

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   Hand fans first arrived in Europe in the 15th century from Asia and became popular in the 16th century. Several fan styles were common and a plethora of materials were used to create them. Subject matter varied greatly, from Biblical scenes to landscapes. Hand fans serve as a cooling mechanism, social instrument, and fashion accessory.

4. Scaffolding - Wikipedia

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   Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, [2] is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other human-made structures. Scaffolds are widely used on site to get access to heights and areas that would be otherwise hard to get to. [3]

5. Tuanshan - Wikipedia

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   Tuanshan (Chinese: 團扇; pinyin: tuánshàn; lit. 'circular fan'), also called gongshan (lit. 'palace fan'), [1] bian mian (pien mien), [2]: 203, 206 fan of reunion, are typically silk rigid hand fan which originated in China; they are typically circular or oval in shape. [3][4]: 5 [2]: 206 Up to the Song dynasty, the tuanshan appears to have ...

6. Heidi Klum Has Been Working on Her Halloween Costume 'for ...

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   Heidi Klum is opening up about her Halloween plans!. Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the America’s Got TalentSeason 19 Finale 1 on Tuesday, Sept. 17,Klum, 51, revealed that she’s been ...

7. Japanese war fan - Wikipedia

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   Japanese war fan. Antique Japanese (samurai) Edo period gunsen war fan, made of iron, bamboo and lacquer depicting the sun (1800–1850) on display at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California. The Japanese war fan, or tessen (Japanese: 鉄扇,てっせん, romanized: tessen, lit. '"iron fan"'), is a Japanese hand fan used as a weapon ...