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Object Number
74-25-10/7886
Display Title
Dance Rattle
Descriptions
Object Description
Rattle for dances: hair taken from slain enemy
Inventory Description
Rattle, incised gourd (?) wrapped w/ red wool, quill, leather, feather and hair
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yankton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions
Overall: 68 x 9.5 x 6.5 cm (26 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
7886
Provenance
Collector
Gen. H. A. Morrow
(? - 1874)
Donor
Gen. H. A. Morrow
(? - 1874)
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