Collection Highlights
Medicine Man (Blackfoot): Plate 173
Date:
1866-68
Object Number:
1872.23.173
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan: black w/sequins
Object Number:
INV.11669
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint, silk, sequins, brass, mother of pearl, gilding
Dimensions:
closed: 8 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 20.3 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Fan with black painted wooden guards and sticks with spots of gilding, sheer black silk(?) leaf with gold- and silver-colored sequins, brass handle, and rivet with mother of pearl buttons.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
