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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Eagle feather fan joined together by hide string, used in Peyote ceremony Unknown Native American; Kaw 84.235 feather (eagle), hide, cotton
Peyote feather fan with multicolored beaded handle and white fringe Barry Belindo Native American; Sac & Fox 84.3094 feathers, glass, metal, hide
Beaded fan with eagle feathers Unknown Native American 84.221 feather, glass, hide
Beaded feather fan with leather fringe Unknown Native American 84.222 glass, hide, feather
Feather fan with wooden handle wrapped in beaded leather Unknown Native American; Comanche 84.227 hide, feathers, glass
Feather Aningha peyote fan Robert Littledance Native American; possibly Ponca (artist), Osage (user) 84.824 feather, leather, glass
Feather fan wrapped in hide Unknown Native American 85.14 hide, feather
Woman's red Euchee dress with floral patterns Julia Winningham Native American; Euchee 99.204 cotton
Green dress with floral pattern and pink ribbonwork Julia Winningham Native American; Euchee 99.206 cloth, plastic, silk
Metal dance bells on leather straps Julia Pipestem, Harry Roy Red Eagle, Gregory Perino Native American; Otoe-Missouria (artist), Osage (user) 84.829f-g hide, metal
Beaded wool leggings with satin edging for a boy's dance outfit Julia Pipestem, Harry Roy Red Eagle, Gregory Perino Native American; Otoe-Missouria (artist), Osage (user) 84.829a-b wool, rayon, glass
Wool dance trailer with beaded designs and satin edging Julia Pipestem, Harry Roy Red Eagle, Gregory Perino Native American; Otoe-Missouria (artist), Osage (user) 84.829c wool, rayon, glass
Front and back beaded wool breechcloth aprons Julia Pipestem, Harry Roy Red Eagle, Gregory Perino Native American; Otoe-Missouria (artist), Osage (user) 84.829d-e wool, rayon, glass
Man's wool dance leggings, dance trailer, and apron in two pieces with satin lining and beaded leather moccasins Julia Pipestem, Harry Roy Red Eagle, Gregory Perino Native American; Otoe-Missouria (artist), Osage (user) 84.829a-i wool, glass, rayon, hide, metal
Feather fan wrapped in hide with red decoration Unknown Native American 85.92a-o feather, hide
Elk hide painted with warriors, chiefs, and a square altar symbol Unknown Native American; Plains 89.140 elk hide, paint
Eagle tail fan with buckskin fringe at end Unknown Native American; Kiowa 85.1 feather (eagle), hide
Brown calico floral cotton dress with plastic and metal buttons Julia Winningham Native American; Euchee 99.243 cotton, plastic, metal
Circular wooden drumstick Unknown Native American; Apache (artist and user) 73.217 wood
Dance chief whistle made of eagle bone Unknown, Joseph Henry Sharp Collection Native American; possibly Osage (artist and user) 83.1028 bone (eagle), shell, cotton