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Moosehair Fan Handle
Moosehair Fan Handle

Moosehair Fan Handle

Mid-19th Century
Medium/TechniqueDyed moose hair and birch bark
DimensionsHeight x width: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in., 0.6 cm (12.1 x 8.9 cm, 1/4 in.)
Credit LinePartial gift of James Frank and the Frank B. Bemis Fund and Hilsinger Janson Fund for Native American Art
Accession number2013.657
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceAcquired through Willis Henry Auctions, Marshfield, MA, by John Molloy Gallery, New York; April 19, 1994, sold by Molloy Gallery to James Frank, LaJolla, CA; consigned by Frank to Molloy Gallery; 2013, sold by Molloy Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2013)
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