collected by Milford G. Chandler [1889-1981]; purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA); 1981-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Feather Stick, ca. 1875
- Meskwaki, Native American
Wood, horsehair, porcupine quills, feathers, and hide
- Framed: Overall: 6 1/4 inches (15.9 cm)
Founders Society Purchase
81.126
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Geometric patterns
- Fox
- Horsehair
- Fur
- Wood
- Hide
- Feather
- Quill (spine)
- Quillwork
- Headgear
- Iowa
- Feather stick
Details
Provenance
Rights Status
Meskwaki, Native American, Feather Stick, ca. 1875, wood, horsehair, porcupine quills, feathers, and hide. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.126.