Fan

Museum number:
2-7138
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.176
Description:
Made of eagle tail feathers. Beaded at base of feathers; quill work at base of buckskin fringes.
Donor:
Francis La Flesche
Collection place:
Central Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Central Plains
Culture or time period:
Umoⁿhoⁿ
Collector:
Francis La Flesche
Collection date:
1901-1902
Taxon:
Accipitridae
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office
Accession date:
1905
Context of use:
Used on ceremonial/dress occasions by men. Used only by the wealthier classes.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 46 centimeters
Loans:
S1973-1974 #65: Oakland Museum of California (March 8, 1974–April 24, 1974)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 2-7138, described as Made of eagle tail feathers. Beaded at base of feathers; quill work at base of buckskin fringes.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fan, accession number 2-7138, described as Made of eagle tail feathers. Beaded at base of feathers; quill work at base of buckskin fringes.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 2-7138, described as Made of eagle tail feathers. Beaded at base of feathers; quill work at base of buckskin fringes.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 2-7138, described as Made of eagle tail feathers. Beaded at base of feathers; quill work at base of buckskin fringes.

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