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Shaman's rattle
Object Number 34-114-10/3945
Display Title Shaman's rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, sewn and filled leather pod, attached to wood stick between sinew bands
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Pyramid Lake
Materials Wood, Leather, Sinew, Seed?
Dimensions Overall: 17.3 x 6.6 x 6.4 cm (6 13/16 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-114-10/3945
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (07/09/1934-09/07/1934)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (08/23/1934-12/14/1934)

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