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Double headed shaman's rattle
Object Number 35-120-10/5193
Display Title Double headed shaman's rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, double head on carved wood stick, 1 end pointed, featherless quill attac
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Pyramid Lake
Materials Wood, Hide, Quill, Cotton string, Deer hide, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 7.8 x 6.7 cm (8 7/8 x 3 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-120-10/5193
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (06/12/1935-08/01/1935)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (12/11/1935)

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