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Object Number
09-8-10/75097
Display Title
Ceremonial fan
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
pah wis tee hah man
Object Description
Ceremonial fan. On visual inspection the attached glossy faded black lock of hair appeared to be human. Scalp tissue is not visible. Where any scalp tissue is present, it is covered by green and pink beaded ornamentation. The hair is 20 cm. to 30 cm. long.
Inventory Description
Fan, eagle wing attached to bustle type feather base, hair, ermine, beads, fur
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Fan
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains Cree
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana
Additional Geographic Terms
Havre, Vicinity of
Dimensions
Overall: 99 x 62 x 15 cm (39 x 24 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
75097
Provenance
Owner
Little Bird
(01/01/1897)
Collector
Rev. J. W. Millar
(01/01/1897)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(01/01/1909)
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Shirt
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Media Restricted
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Shirt
|
United States
| |
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Media Restricted
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Pipe
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