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A small sized handheld fan is called a pakkhi. This simple pakkhi was made using a date leaf, the leaflets of which were woven intact on the spine. The leaflets were dyed using red and green colours to create a pattern on the fan. Such a technique of making the fan from a single leaf, made it lighter and easier to use.
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- Title: Pakkhi (Fan)
- Location: Dangarh, Barnala, Punjab
- Type: Vastu (Object)
- Contributor: Rishav Jain, Mansi S Rao, Ben Cartwright and Abhishek Ruikar
- Rights: Design Innovation and Craft Resource Centre, CEPT University and South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection (SADACC) Trust
- Medium: Grass (Date leaf)
- Region: Malwa
- Grass Craft Technique: Weaving
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