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Object Number
985-27-10/60183
Display Title
Blackfoot eagle wing wand. Decorated w/ leather, quills, hooves, and bear claw
Descriptions
Object Description
Blackfoot eagle wing wand. Bottom of feathers wrapped w/ leather, on top of which are wrapped strips of quill wrapped leather. Fringe of leather w/ antelope hooves, a bear claw and quill-wrapped leather hang off bottom of handle. Much of the leather is covered w/ red pigment. 112.5x12.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Eagle wing fan, wrapped quill handle, hoofs and bear claw at top
Classification
- Fan
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Blackfoot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 63.5 x 14 x 4 cm (25 x 5 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60183, 34058
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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