Fan

Date created
circa 1877
Culture/People
Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Artist/Maker
Howling Wolf (Ho-na-nist-to), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), ca. 1850-1927 and Making Medicine (O-kuh-ha-tuh/David Pendleton/David Pendleton Oakerhater), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), ca. 1843-1931
Previous owner
Charlotte Calwell Stokes (Charlotte C. Stokes), Non-Indian, 1915-2009
Donor
Charlotte Calwell Stokes (Charlotte C. Stokes), Non-Indian, 1915-2009
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased at an auction by Charlotte Calwell Stokes (1915-2009), a collector of handheld fans; donated to NMAI by Mrs. Stokes in 2002.
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Place
Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos); Saint Augustine; Saint Johns County; Florida; USA
See related items
Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/81
Barcode
260081.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Fan
Media/Materials
Cotton cloth, wood, paint, twine/string
Techniques
Painted, perforated, stitched
Dimensions
27 x 44 x 2.7 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6077aeeea-21d9-4da7-a42d-aa22828a8c61
Record ID
NMAI_276173