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Brown feather fan with beaded handle / Unknown

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Essay/Description

fan - ceremonial | peyote | beads | fringe

Curatorial Remarks

This is a loose feather fan with feathers from one species of bird.

Tags: fan, feather
People: Native American Church
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meeting

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

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Title(s): 
Brown feather fan with beaded handle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
feather, hide, glass, metal
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Fan
Accession No: 
84.214
Previous Number(s): 
8427.214; 36726
Department: 
Anthropology
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