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Object Number 995-29-10/74547
Display Title Gourd rattle with feathers
Descriptions
Object Description Round gourd rattle with handle and feathers attached vertically to the top. Gourd and handle are painted white. Center of gourd on each side is blue with a black swastika. Blue is outined with a black band with white dots on it and a red band with points radiating from it. Around edge of gourd are black line designs forming alternating parallel lines and "X's". Made by Ronnie Moore.
Inventory Description Rattle, painted blue, red, black on white, wood handle, feather topnotch
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Date 1980s
Artist Ronnie Moore
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Hopi mesas
Dimensions Overall: 37.2 x 12.8 x 8.4 cm (14 5/8 x 5 1/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/74547
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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