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2. 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.

3. Church fan - Wikipedia

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   Church fan depicting two African-American girls praying. A church fan is a term used mainly in the United States for a hand fan used within a Christian church building to cool oneself off. The fan typically has a wooden handle and a fan blade made of hard stock paper (i.e. card-stock, 2-ply), often with a staple adjoining the two materials.

4. 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.

5. Liturgical fan in Eastern Christianity - Wikipedia

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   In the Eastern Churches, liturgical fans have been used from the first centuries to the present day. A fan is generally made of metal, round, having the iconographic likeness of a six-winged seraphim and is set on the end of a pole. Fans of carved, gilded, or painted wood are also found. Fans are usually made in pairs.

6. Punkah - Wikipedia

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   Punkahs in the house of a British couple in India c. 1880 A punkah in the house of French colonials in Indochina c. 1930 Church interior with an intricate system of punkahs c. 1900. A punkah, also pankha (Urdu: پَنکھا, Hindi: पंखा, paṅkhā), is a type of fan used since the early 6th

7. Our editors' favorite personal fans to keep you cool

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   These personal fans are Select-staff favorites and can help keep you cool on a hot summer day. ... 5000mAh Rechargeable Battery Powered, 3 Speeds, Angle Adjustable, Hand-free Portable Neck Fan for ...