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Object Number 45-25-10/28747
Display Title Gourd rattle
Descriptions
Object Description Rattle made of gourd painted in bright colors. Gourd rattle with yellow, black, and red paint. Design is sun symbol with directional or whirl wind symbol (swastika), with feather plume attached to top of rattle.
Inventory Description Rattle, gourd, polychrome, wood handle, feathers tied with cotton string
Classification
  • Musical
Department Ethnographic
Date 1892
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Dimensions Overall: 25.7 x 13.8 x 7.4 cm (10 1/8 x 5 7/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object POISON & 45-25-10/28747 & 3308
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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