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Object Number
99-12-10/53018
Display Title
Gourd rattle
Descriptions
Object Description
Rattle made by transfixing a gourd with a carved wooden handle and several wooden plugs. The proximate end of the handle has a wristloop; sinews attach brass bells and dyed red horsehair to the far end. The bells and seeds inside the gourd create a sound when shaken during dances.
Inventory Description
Gourd rattle, wood handle with bell and feather ornaments, leather ties.
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1800-1825
Culture
- Menominee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 33.5 x 11 x 12 cm (13 3/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53018
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Peale Museum
(1828 - Unknown)
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Collector
Lt. George Christian Hutter
(1825-1826 - 1828)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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