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Object Number
985-27-10/58966
Display Title
Hopi painted gourd rattle.
Descriptions
Object Description
Hopi painted gourd rattle. Wood handle w/ remains of red pigment. Handle placed through center of gourd and pegged. Gourd painted in stripes of red, blue, white and light blue. Filled w/ quartz pebbles for rattles. Hole bored through handle and loop of patterned cloth is tied through it.
Inventory Description
Rattle, gourd, hollowed, polychrome stripes, wood handle, fabric loop
Classification
- Musical
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
Dimensions
Overall: 26 x 15.2 x 15.3 cm (10 1/4 x 6 x 6 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/58966 & 24366
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
Collector
Samuel J. Guernsey
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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