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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Fan made from a bird wing

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American

Date:

19th century - 20th century

Materials/Techniques:

hide, feather

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Fan

Credit Line:

Gift of Lydia Whitehead

Accession No:

84.885

Previous Number(s):

8400.885; 10267

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 22 1/2in. (57.2cm)
Width: 6 1/2in. (16.5cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Animal, bird, brown, buckskin, ceremony, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, feather, hide, leather, Native American, personal belongings, purifying, religious, religious symbolism, rituals (events), spirituality

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Unknown. Fan made from a bird wing. 84.885. 19th century - 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/84885 (08/28/2019).

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Fan made from a bird wing / Unknown

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