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Iroquois eagle rattle; gourd rattle, handle carved as three-dimensional eagle; pyrography; signed "Chrisjohn Oneida" and "RTC"
Iroquois eagle rattle; gourd rattle, handle carved as three-dimensional eagle; pyrography; signed "Chrisjohn Oneida" and "RTC"
Object Number 2011.16.98
Display Title Iroquois eagle rattle; gourd rattle, handle carved as three-dimensional eagle; pyrography; signed "Chrisjohn Oneida" and "RTC"
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, gourd head, perforated, pyrograph wooden handle inserted, end carved as eagle head
Classification
  • Rattle
Department Ethnographic
Artist T. Chrisjohn
Culture
  • Oneida
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 5.9 x 25.4001 x 5.9 cm (2 5/16 x 10 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.16.98 / Chrisjohn Oneida / RTC
Credit Line Gift of Paul R. Lurie 1938, in Memory of His Wife, Barbara
Provenance
Collector Dr. Paul R. Lurie
Collector Barbara Lurie
Donor Donated by Dr. Paul R. Lurie (6/27/2011)

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