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Moosehair Fan Handle
Native American, Wyandot, Wendat (Huron)
Mid-19th Century
Object Place: Great Lakes
Medium/Technique
Dyed moose hair and birch bark
Dimensions
Height x width: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in., 0.6 cm (12.1 x 8.9 cm, 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Partial gift of James Frank and the Frank B. Bemis Fund and Hilsinger Janson Fund for Native American Art
Accession Number2013.657
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionThis birch bark fan handle is mint with slightly different design on the other side. There have never been any feathers put into the handle. Embroidered with moose hair on both sides.
ProvenanceAcquired through Willis Henry Auctions, Marshfield, MA, by John Molloy Gallery, New York; April 19, 1994, sold by Molloy Gallery to James Frank, LaJolla, CA; consigned by Frank to Molloy Gallery; 2013, sold by Molloy Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2013)