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Object Number
2018.18.2
Display Title
Baby rattle
Descriptions
Object Description
Plaited baby rattle with handle loop and carved wood stopper
Inventory Description
Basketry baby rattle, round body, extended plaited handle, loop top, carved wood stopper
Classification
- Rattle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970s
Culture
- Mohawk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Ash , Sweetgrass , Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 × 6.2 × 6 cm (5 11/16 × 2 7/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2018.18.2
Credit Line
Gift of basketry scholars and authors Sarah R. Peabody Turnbaugh '76scl (Anthropology) and William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. '73 (Anthropology)
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
Collector
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
Donor
Donated by
Sarah Peabody Turnbaugh
(11/14/2018)
Donor
Donated by
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
(11/14/2018)
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