| Object ID |
T0229a-b |
| Object Name |
Dance Fans |
| Description |
Central Yup'ik Eskimo Dance Fans;
Medium/Materials: Wood, duck tail feathers, snowy owl feathers, caribou fur, green and white pigments, peeble; |
| Early Date |
1870 ca. |
| Medium |
green and white pigments/peeble |
| Place of Origin |
Alaska, USA |
| People |
Central Yup'ik Eskimo/ |
| Provenance |
(1) Jesuit Missionary. Wheeling, West Virginia. Collected them in while working in Alaska in 1870 or 1886.;
(2) Diocese of Wheeling. Wheeling, West Virginia. Received in 1886;
(3) Father Schoenberg. Pacific Northwest Indian Center, East 200 Cataldo, Spokane, Washington.;
(4) Robert L. Stolper. New York City and Munich. June 1985 to Nasser;
(5) Andre Nasser. New York City. 885 Park Avenue, 10021;
(6) Eugene V. Thaw 07/17/9.;
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| History |
Scholarly Attributions:
Chuna McIntyre - 13 April 1998 - Seven holes around the rim relate to cosmological symbolism - three and four. May 1998 - the fans need pebbles to give them a voice. |
| Used |
Central Yup'ik Eskimo |
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