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Object Number
40-39-10/19431
Display Title
Raw Hide Rattle with Horse Hair and Eagle Plume
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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