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Feather peyote fan with beaded handle / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This fan would have been used during peyote meetings.

Tags: peyote fan, feather
People: Native American Church
Places: 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): 
Feather peyote fan with beaded handle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Kaw
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
feather, leather, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Fan
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mary Thompson Bryan and Lawrence E. Bryan
Accession No: 
84.3034
Previous Number(s): 
TL1999.54.36; TL1999.54.36
Department: 
Anthropology
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