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Leg rattle of turtle shell with buffalo hoof pendants
Leg rattle of turtle shell with buffalo hoof pendants
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 / 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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