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Feather peyote fan with beaded handle / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This fan may be Navajo made, and it appears that they used macaw feathers from Central America.

Tags: feather, Peyote, fan
People: Native American Church
Places: Southwest, 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): 
Feather peyote fan with beaded handle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
feather, leather, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Fan
Accession No: 
84.3103
Previous Number(s): 
TL1998.174
Department: 
Anthropology
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