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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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