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Object Number
985-27-10/59139
Display Title
Dance rattle made from turtle shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Dance rattle made from turtle shell. Leather strips placed through holes in shell. Pieces of deer hooves tied to strip w/ another strip.
Inventory Description
Rattle, turtle shell, perforated, strung w/ leather strips, knotted w/ hoof tink
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Turtle shell, Animal hoof, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 21.7 x 15.2 x 6.2 cm (8 9/16 x 6 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59139 & 34109
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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