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Object Number
995-29-10/73441
Display Title
"Loose-feather" Peyote fan
Descriptions
Object Description
Ceremonial "loose-feather" style fan. Kiowa, early 1900's to late 1900's, made by David Apelcaum. Composed of 29 slender golden pheasant tail feathers, speckled brown at the base with about 12 cm of reddish pointed tips. Each quill is wrapped separately with whitened buckskin, and enclosed within the wrappings are short red feathers encircling each quill. (Flicker or woodpecker feathers are used traditionally.) The skin covered components are clustered and enclosed in a round handle of small faceted beads in peyote stitch technique. The medium blue background color of the handle supports encircling bands in zig zag designs, two in shades of green beads, and one in red shades with black accents. From the base of the handle falls a long fringe tassel composed of 18 whit[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Fan, fully beaded handle, leather wrapped feather fan, braided fringe
Classification
- Fan
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1933-1995
Artist
David Apelcaum
(20th c.)
Culture
- Kiowa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
<County>
/
Navajo Reservation
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / <City> / Navajo and Zuni Reservation
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / <City> / Navajo and Zuni Reservation
Additional Geographic Terms
Navajo Reservation
Dimensions
Overall: 56.5 x 7 x 1.5 cm (22 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73441
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(September 1973)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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