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Object Number
57-33-10/35609
Display Title
Medicine rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Rattle, wooden stick, leather covered, sewn
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Wyoming
/
Fremont County
/
Ethete
Additional Geographic Terms
Wind River Indian Reservation
Materials
Wood, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 x 3.7 x 6.2 cm (9 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
57-33-10/35609
Provenance
Owner
Chief Yellow Calf
(1931)
Collector
Dr. Loring T. Swaim
(1931)
Collector
Joseph S. Swaim
(1931)
Donor
Dr. Loring T. Swaim
(June 24, 1957)
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