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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
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United States
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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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