umerous cultures the world over hav

umerous cultures the world over have their own take on the hand fan. Weather fashioned from silk, paper, wood, metal, bamboo, lace, or palm, hand fans are employed to cool down hot bodies from Barcelona to Burkina Faso, from Nagano to Nigeria. I especially love these African hand-crafted colorful beauties (these, too). Handmade in Cambodia, these offerings are fashioned from real palm leaves while these Filipino lovelies are crafted out of straw (I could see purchasing these in bulk to use for a summer wedding, family reunion, or backyard barbecue). Speaking of weddings, this site contains a wealth of accordion and paddle-style hand fans for those with nuptials on the hot weather horizon