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Object Number
57-33-10/35591
Display Title
Gourd hand rattle - used in rain dance
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Gourd rattle, wood handle, grooved tip, perforated base withwire
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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New Mexico
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McKinley County
/
<City>
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Zuni Pueblo
Materials
Gourd, Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 x 12.3 x 7.7 cm (9 1/4 x 4 13/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
57-33-10/35591
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Loring T. Swaim
(1904 - 1957)
Intermediary
William H. Harrison
(1957)
Donor
Dr. Loring T. Swaim
(1957)
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