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Shaman's rattle
Object Number 40-39-10/19431
Display Title Shaman's rattle
Descriptions
Object Description Shaman's rattle--hollow rawhide head with clapper; handle bound with rawhide thong; lock of black horsehair & bell attached; feather on top; incised bird designs on head
Inventory Description Rattle, incised figurative ghost dance symbol, horsehair, bell, feather attachme
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Hide, Hair, Wood, Metal, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 69.5 x 11 x 7.2 cm (27 3/8 x 4 5/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-39-10/19431
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (05/01/1899)
Dealer William J. Shepherd (06/01/1899)
Donor Donated by Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (04/15/1940)
Donor Donated by Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (04/15/1940)

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