Feathers from a
peacock, specifically, the
tail feathers. On the
male peacock, these feathers are
large and
colorful, while on the
female they are
smaller,
drab and
brown. This could be because the
burden of
seduction falls to the male in the
species and not the female. Peacock feathers have many
uses, some of which include:
a. fanning the pharoah
b. tickling random people and things
c. teasing cats
d. decoration
e. bludgeoning (but you would need lots of feathers for that which can get expensive, as the feathers range from 50 cents to a dollar a piece)