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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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Title(s): 
Feather fan with beaded handle
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Dominic Daniels (Used by)
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
1940s
Place: 
Fairfax
Materials/Techniques: 
feather, glass, beads
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Fan
Accession No: 
84.1172
Previous Number(s): 
8427.1172
Department: 
Anthropology
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