free from putrid flesh odor by then or it has not been well cleaned. I usually put the entire fan under a layer of desiccant in a long box. Carve the handle from cedar, split into two halves with a place for the bone carved into each inner face of the two halves. Put the two halves together and bind with sinew or leather twine. Cover the wood with a sewn rawhide leather cover reversed onto the wood after sewing and allowed to shrink. Decorate to your satisfaction with beading. I hang a small Megis shell from the upper beading on my handle. You should store and care for a fan in the same manner as single or loose feathers. Thank you for carrying on our traditions. Chairman Barrett
free from putrid flesh odor by then or it has not been well cleaned. I usually put the entire fan under a layer of desiccant in a long box. Carve the handle from cedar, split into two halves with a place for the bone carved into each inner face of the two halves. Put the two halves together and bind with sinew or leather twine. Cover the wood with a sewn rawhide leather cover reversed onto the wood after sewing and allowed to shrink. Decorate to your satisfaction with beading. I hang a small Megis shell from the upper beading on my handle. You should store and care for a fan in the same manner as single or loose feathers. Thank you for carrying on our traditions. Chairman Barrett