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Dance rattle made from turtle shell
Dance rattle made from turtle shell
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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