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Beaded decoration or fan
Beaded decoration or fan

Beaded decoration or fan

Artist
Dateearly 20th century
Mediumglass beads, gold paper, woven palm fiber, thread, cloth, paint, ribbon
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineBequest of Charles O. Maisch
Object number1916.1.45 LA
DescriptionBasketry foundation covered in net of beads over gold foil. Wooden handle attached to woven palm fiber with red cotton cloth. Red ribbons tied to handle. Beaded fringe edged in multicolored pompoms. On each side beaded motif of a figure standing on an elephant on white background.
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Collections
Late 19th - early 20th century
Hat or headdress
early 20th century
Doll
Sioux
c. 1890
Doll
ca 1900
Hat
1870-1880
Doll
Sioux
ca. 1870
Doll
Sioux
19th century
Fan
EAST INDIA