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HeaddressEntry/Object ID
2018.3.126Description
Property C17: Wooden Fan Headdress. Object: ceremonial headdress, Artist/Maker: Apache, Title/Model: Fan Style Headdress, Date/Region: ca. 1990 / Southwest, Medium/Technique: 34 wooden plinths, twine, paint, and 7 pin feathers / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 29" H x 45" W x 1.5" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A Gan is a mountain spirit sent to the Apache to teach them to live in harmony. Each ceremonial dance has four dancers, or crown dancers. The plinths of the Apache Gan dancer headdress have been arranged in a fan style. The fan is painted white and the ends of the plinths have been sharpened to a point and painted black. Pin feathers are attached to seven of the points. Six large black points radiate from the black mask. The open area of the fan is painted with two black bolts, two birds and three black outlined blue moons. This headdress was used in an Apache ceremony.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
34-1/2 inWidth
45 inLength
45 inMaterial
Wood, Feather, PAINT, CLOTH, string, TWINE