Peyote Fan
Big House Fan
70-9-476
From: United States of America | Oklahoma (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 70-9-476 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Delaware Culture | Lenape |
Provenience | United States of America | Oklahoma (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
Date Made | ca. 1890 |
Section | American |
Materials | Cooper's Hawk Tail | Bead | Hide | Wood |
Iconography | Big House Ceremony | Peyote Ceremony |
Description | Feathers fastened into beaded handle. Handle is wood, covered with maroon, red, blue and lilac-colored beadwork on buckskin, with fringe at bottom. Feathers are from cooper's hawk tail, ith red-dyed feather in center. |
Length | 37 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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