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Macaw feather peyote fan with beaded handle
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Eagle feather fan used for peyote ceremony / Unknown

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The feathers may have broken off of a fan handle. The feathers would continue to be used.

Tags: Native American Church, peyotism, eagle feather, fan, osage
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Eagle feather fan used for peyote ceremony
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
early 20th century
Place: 
Oklahoma
Materials/Techniques: 
feathers (eagle)
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Fan
Accession No: 
84.236
Previous Number(s): 
8427.236; 22629
Department: 
Anthropology
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