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Object Number 985-27-10/59137
Display Title Hopi gourd rattle (aya). Gourd body w/ wood handle through it and pegged at top.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Aya
Object Description Hopi gourd rattle (aya). Gourd body w/ wood handle through it and pegged at top. Hole in bottom of handle w/ string tied through it. String wrapped around handle at base and at top of gourd. Remnants of red and black designs painted on gourd. 23.3x11.6 cm.
Inventory Description Gourd rattle, wood handle, worn pigment design, secured withstring, loop at end
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Second Mesa
Dimensions Overall: 24.9 x 12.1 x 7.9 cm (9 13/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/59137/ 24311
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (08/01/1912)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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