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Wooden peyote box with bronze latch and wooden fastener
Joseph Rice
Feather used for Native American church service
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Feather peyote fan with beaded handle and leather fringe / Unknown

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Essay/Description

14 separate bunches of feathers attached to buckskin with sinew. One group is encased in a headed (red and white) handle. The handle is red, white and blue beaded decoration.

Curatorial Remarks

This fan has a wide variety of feathers from different birds, and some feathers have been serrated on the edges. The style is not typical of a Native American Church fan.

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): 
Feather peyote fan with beaded handle and leather fringe
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
feather, hide, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Fan
Credit Line: 
Gift of Patrick Oliver
Accession No: 
84.3108
Previous Number(s): 
TL1999.13.2
Department: 
Anthropology
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