Fan used in Native American Church rituals

Date created
circa 1895
Culture/People
Kiowa
MAI agent
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) from an unknown source, probably in Anadarko, Oklahoma, in 1916 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place
Oklahoma; USA
See related items
Kiowa
Ceremonial/Ritual items
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Great Nations Keep Their Word
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/65
Barcode
050065.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Object Name
Fan used in Native American Church rituals
Media/Materials
Eagle feather/feathers (Golden eagle), wood, hide, chicken feather/feathers, glass bead/beads, cotton twine/string, sinew
Techniques
Carved, gourd stitch/brick stitch/netted beadwork, wrapped, tied
Dimensions
57 x 13 x 2.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws664e87589-eac1-4b72-8621-f04181ba0eb0
Record ID
NMAI_54083