Fan with beaded handle
Peacock feather peyote fan attahced by bucksin flange to beaded handle
Beaded tipi ornament / Unknown
Essay/Description
Beads, metal and a hide. Tipi shaped.
Curatorial Remarks
These ornaments were likely made to be sold commercially to tourists. The salt and pepper design in the beadwork is a mixture of colors, and this usually occurred when the creator did not have enough beads of a single color to create a design.
Tags: tipi, ornament, beaded, salt and pepper
People: Possibly Comanche
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: commercial sale
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Tags: tipi, ornament, beaded, salt and pepper
People: Possibly Comanche
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: commercial sale
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology