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Object Number
985-27-10/59073
Display Title
Navajo feather dance wand. Multi-colored feathers cover most of reed(?) handle.
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo feather dance wand. Multi-colored feathers cover most of reed(?) handle. Feathers are brown, white, orange, green and purple. Cotton string is wrapped at bottom of feathers. Colored chunks of some material keep falling out of wand.
Inventory Description
Wand, feathers covering most of reed shaft, secured withfiber string
Classification
- Wand
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Reed, Feather, String
Dimensions
Overall: 56.5 x 13.4 cm (22 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Overall, Weight: 15.8 g (0.016 kg)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59073
Provenance
Dealer
Kerk Brothers Trading Post
(1923)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(8/1923 - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(8/1923 - 1985)
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