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This fan was used to symbolically cleanse individuals during peyote meetings. It was likely a part of Dominic Daniels' peyote kit.

Tags: fan, wing, hawk
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meeting, personal activity

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Hawk wing feather fan
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Osage (artist and user)
Date: 
1940s
Place: 
Fairfax
Materials/Techniques: 
feathers (hawk), ribbon
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Fan
Credit Line: 
Dominic Daniels Collection
Accession No: 
84.1171
Department: 
Anthropology
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