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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Maroon suede altar cloth with navy backed taffeta and gold embroidery Unidentified Native American; Kiowa 99.257 cloth, cotton
Eagle tail feather loose fan Nelson Big Bow, Harding Big Bow Native American; Kiowa 84.2896 feathers (eagle), glass, cotton, hide, wood, fur, metal
Anhinga feather loose fan with hackle trim Warren White, Harding Big Bow Native American; Kiowa 84.2898 feathers (anhinga), hide, glass, cotton
Peyote fan with beaded handle and scissortail feathers. Nelson Big Bow, Harding Big Bow Native American; Kiowa 84.2899 feathers (scissortail), hide, glass, metal, wood, cotton
Macaw loose feather fan Phil (Joe Fish) Dupoint, Harding Big Bow Native American; Kiowa 84.2900 feathers (macaw, chicken), hide, glass, cotton, chrome
Hawk feather loose fan Unidentified Native American; Kiowa 84.2901 feathers (hawk), feathers (chicken), hide, wood
Eagle bone whistle with black velvet pouch Harding Big Bow Native American 84.2905a-b bone
Bundle of sage stems and leaves wrapped in masking tape Harding Big Bow Native American; Kiowa 82.180 sage, masking tape, thread
Wooden drumstick with cross hatching Harding Big Bow Native American; Kiowa 73.740 wood
Wooden drumstick with cross hatching Harding Big Bow Native American; Kiowa 73.739 wood
Wooden drumstick with cross hatching Harding Big Bow Native American; Kiowa 73.738 wood
Four Dance Figures James Auchiah Native American; Kiowa 02.24 tempera on paper
Sacred Rain Arrow Allan C. Houser Native American; Chiricahua Apache 08.185 bronze
The Snake Dance Frederick Forms Horter American 08.110 bronze
Silver blanket pin with peyote related designs including half-moon altar, staff, water drum, gourd rattle, and large bird Julius Caesar Native American; Pawnee 69.142 German silver
Peyote Design Stephen Mopope Native American; Kiowa 02.121 tempera on paper
"Xipe Totec" Aztec deity of a priest wearing the skin of a flayed human sacrifice Mesoamerican; Aztec 54.7294 clay
Comala style, polished red olla depicting a bowl or basket of zapotes Mesoamerican; West Mexican 54.1713 clay, burnished red slip
Wooden ball sticks with leather Unidentified Native American; Muscogee (Creek) 73.236a-b wood, leather
Ceramic animal effigy incense burner Mesoamerican; West Mexican 54.4030 clay