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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Carved and painted wooden peyote box Unknown Native American 84.3100 wood, paint
Native American Church peyote box Unknown Native American 84.2858 wood, paint
Fan made from a bird wing Unknown Native American 84.885 hide, feather
Feather fan with leather handle Unknown Native American; Osage and Ponca 84.894 hide, feather, wood, woven tape similar to first-aid tape
Wooden peyote staff with feather decoration Joseph Rice Native American 84.2952a-b wood, feather
Native American Church staff Unknown Native American; Navajo 84.2976a-b wood
Native American Church eagle wing fan wrapped in hide Unknown Native American; Osage 84.2934 hide, eagle feather
Native American Church eagle wing fan wrapped in hide Unknown, Henry Haskell, Dudley Haskell, Mary Whitesell Native American; Osage 84.2936 feather (eagle), feather (red hackle), hide
Painted Native American Church fan decorated with jewelry cross and foil Unknown, Bob Block Native American; Osage 84.2958 feather (pheasant and macaw), glass, paint, foil, thread
Beaded hide feather fan with geometric designs Unknown Native American; Osage or Kiowa 84.3119 glass, hide, feather
Loose peyote feather fan made of blue and gold macaw feathers with multicolored beaded handle and white fringe Joseph Rice Native American; Sac & Fox 84.3095 feather (macaw), fur, hide, glass
Native American Church staff Unknown Native American 84.3142 wood
Wooden peyote staff carved and polished in a wooden oval Harding Big Bow, Harding Big Bow Collection Native American; Kiowa 84.2895a-b wood, glass, horsehair, cotton, hide
Carved staff with horsehair decoration Unknown Native American; Cheyenne 84.2861a-b wood, horsehair, hide
Opossum hide decoration for staff Unknown Native American; Osage 84.2924b opossum hide, fabric, glass, metal
Wooden staff decorated with animal fur and one eagle feather Unknown Native American; Muscogee (Creek) 84.2286 wood, fur, hide, feather
Native American Church beaded wooden staff Unknown Native American; Osage 84.2924a glass, wood, horsehair, hide
Wooden staff with beaded and carved fore shaft and beaded horsehair and feather tip Phil (Joe Fish) Dupoint Native American; Kiowa 84.3007 wood, hide, glass, horsehair, feather
Wooden painted Native American Church staff Unknown Native American; Kiowa 84.2986 wood, glass, feather, hide, paint
Leather wrapped feather fan Unknown Native American 84.232 hide, feather