Rattle

22612

From: New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 22612
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo | Zuni
Provenience New Mexico
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Gourd | Wood | Seed | Leather
Description

Gourd rattle with a wooden handle inserted. The handle has a rounded segment of wood where it enters the gourd and is wrapped with leather where it exits the gourd on the other side. The end of the handle is shaped into a large knob with a plant fiber cord attached.

Length 20.5 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902

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