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Thailand Art & Style
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Royal Fans (story by Chanettee Navaratna, photo by Supaporn Sookprasert from Kinnaree Magazine, December 1999, p 150)
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regal accoutrements complementing royal ceremonies, parades and processing involving His Majesty the King, is the royal fan.
A royal fan made from talipot palm leaves has its stave, or handle, at the side and both the fan and the stave are gilded.Waved
for the king by a royal page, this royal fan appears in two long-handled versions: one is a curved shape for use on overland trips
and another, circular shaped fan, for use when His Majesty attends public functions.
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The short-handed royal fans made from feathers are called feather fans, and are used when His Majesty leads royal barge processions or sits in a pavilion for ceremonial occasions at Sanam Luang. Techniques employed to use fans differ according to shape. The curved-shaped and circular fans are waved from left to right, while the feather fans are waved in an up- and down-motion. These royal fans have the distinction of reflecting court culture passed down from the Sukhothai period to the present day. |
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