Fan for peyote rituals

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1925.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne); Ceremonial/Ritual items
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/1871
Barcode: 141871.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Fan for peyote rituals
Media/Materials: Wood, glass bead/beads, feather/feathers, thread, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Carved, wrapped, gourd stitch/brick stitch/netted beadwork, fringed
Dimensions: 38 x 21 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws669d66011-73e1-4491-8ff0-ecb62eb73deb

Record ID: NMAI_152556