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Object Number
985-27-10/59465
Display Title
Plains rattle drum. Rawhide stretched over wood hoop. Painted yellow design. Woo
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains rattle drum. Rawhide stretched over wood hoop. Painted yellow design. Wood handle wrapped w/ leather. 31.9x12.9 cm.
Inventory Description
Rattle, leather stretched over hoop, long handle, stones? create rattle inside
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
- Cheyenne?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Wood, Stone?, Rawhide, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 32.5 x 13 x 1.3 cm (12 13/16 x 5 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59465; 34322; -A / LM
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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