Rattle

38641

From: Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38641
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Gourd | Wood | Pigment | Seed
Description

Gourd rattle with a wooden handle inserted. The gourd is painted white with an "X" or cross design painted over the top. The design is green with a white border and then a black border around that. The handle has a pin inserted perpendicularly where it exits the gourd and thin fiber wrapped below the pin. The end of the handle has a hole with a short, plant fiber strap inserted through.

Length 20 cm
Width 13 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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