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Object Number
67-12-10/544
Display Title
Medicine man's rattle; before 1867
Descriptions
Object Description
Musical instrument. Medicine man's rattle; before 1867
Inventory Description
Rattle, serrated hooves, attached to leather covered handle, feather, bells top
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Dakota: Falls of Anthony
Dimensions
Overall: 45.2 x 6 x 5 cm (17 13/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
67-12-10/544, 544
Provenance
Collector
John P. Pearson
(? - 1867)
Donor
John P. Pearson
(? - 1867)
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