Fan with beaded handle and feather quills wrapped in hide
Bundle of sage stems and leaves wrapped in masking tape
Golden eagle feather / Harding Big Bow
Curatorial Remarks
Used in peyote meetings. Everyone would have had an individual feather used to fan off any unwanted spiritual corruption during a peyote meeting or peyote rituals. This is for spiritual cleansing. Sometimes the handle is plain, other times it's more elaborate.
Tags: golden eagle feather, brown, white
People: Kiowa, Harding Big Bow
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meeting,
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Tags: golden eagle feather, brown, white
People: Kiowa, Harding Big Bow
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meeting,
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology