Peyote Feather Fan

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Peyote Feather Fan
Peyote Feather Fan
Artist/Maker (Oneida, born 1964)
Datelate 20th century
MediumBeads, deerskin, feathers, and paint
DimensionsOverall: 23 1/2 × 5 1/16 × 2 1/2 in. (59.7 × 12.9 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchased with funds donated by William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971, in honor of Chief Skenandoah
Object number1995.8
On view
DescriptionPlain long feathers accented with small colored feathers (iridescent red, blue, and yellow) arranged in a fan-like shape with a beaded handle.

Additional Details

Exhibition History 2011
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.);

1995
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Dreams and Visions from the Woodlands: Contemporary Artists of the Iroquois and Ojibwa," January 16 - February 19, 1995.
Provenance 1995: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by purchase from the artist.
Published References Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, "Gallery Acquires Contemporary Native American Art", FRIENDS OF ART NEWSLETTER (August 1995).
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