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Feather peyote fan with beaded handle and leather fringe / Unknown

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Essay/Description

24 bunches of feathers attached to raw hide thongs, bound together in a beaded handle of dark and light blue and maroon. Attached to handle is a silver concho and a rust micaceous commercial stone heart attached to a rawhide thong.

Curatorial Remarks

This is not a typical Native American Church fan. It has a wide variety of feathers that are arranged in different directions and lengths. The feathers seem to have been deliberately chosen from different birds.

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, leather, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Feather
Credit Line: 
Gift of Patrick Oliver
Accession No: 
84.3109
Previous Number(s): 
TL1999.13.3
Department: 
Anthropology
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