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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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