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Object Number 57-33-10/35609
Display Title Medicine rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, wooden stick, leather covered, sewn
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Wyoming / Fremont County / Ethete
Additional Geographic Terms Wind River Indian Reservation
Materials Wood, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 3.7 x 6.2 cm (9 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 57-33-10/35609
Provenance
Owner Chief Yellow Calf (1931)
Collector Dr. Loring T. Swaim (1931)
Collector Joseph S. Swaim (1931)
Donor Dr. Loring T. Swaim (June 24, 1957)

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