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Eagle feather fan joined together by hide string, used in Peyote ceremony
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Peyote feather fan with multicolored beaded handle and white fringe / Barry Belindo

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This Native American Church loose fan was created with macaw feathers, and some have been trimmed.

Tags: peyotism, fan, feather, red, green, yellow, macaw
People: Possibly Sac & Fox, Kickapoo
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): 
Peyote feather fan with multicolored beaded handle and white fringe
Creator(s): 
Barry Belindo (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Sac & Fox
Date: 
late 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
feathers, glass, metal, hide
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Fan
Accession No: 
84.3094
Previous Number(s): 
TL1999.5.1; TL1995.5.1
Department: 
Anthropology
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