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Object Number
97-9-10/49881
Display Title
Leg rattle of turtle shell with buffalo hoof pendants
Descriptions
Object Description
Leg rattle of turtle shell with buffalo hoof pendants
Inventory Description
Rattle, turtle shell, polished, perf. with hide thong, two trimmed hoofs,cracked
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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New Mexico
Materials
Turtle shell, Hide, Animal hoof
Dimensions
Overall: 13.6 x 9.7 x 4.6 cm (5 3/8 x 3 13/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
97-9-10/49881
Provenance
Donor
George W. Hammond
(1897)
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