Miniature feather prayer fan with hammer feathers and mescal beans

Native American Church loose feather fan

Feather fan with beaded handle / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Feathers and fans were used during Native American Church meetings for ritual cleansing and purification.

Tags: eagle feather, purple, peyote stitch, beadwork, peyotism, Native American Church
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use, peyote meetings

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

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Feather fan with beaded handle

Creator(s):

Unknown

Dominic Daniels (Used by)

Culture:

Native American; Osage

Date:

1940s

Place:

Fairfax

Materials/Techniques:

feather, glass, beads

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Accession No:

84.1172

Previous Number(s):

8427.1172

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 21in. (53.3cm)
Width: 3 1/4in. (8.3cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Dominic Daniels

Role(s):

Used by

Cite this Page

Unknown. Feather fan with beaded handle. 84.1172. 1940s. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/841172 (07/31/2019).

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