Rattle
38645
From: Arizona | Shipaulovi | Second Mesa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38645 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi |
| Provenience | Arizona | Shipaulovi | Second Mesa |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Turtle Shell | Hoof | Leather | Fiber |
| Description | Turtle shell with deer hoofs attached to leather straps. Leather is tied around the side wall (bridge) of the shell to attach a large, leather flap. The hoofs then hang from the flap. Two longer, braided, red strings are also attached. The leather is all dyed red. The turtle shell is painted but it is difficult to discern the colors. |
| Height | 4.2 cm |
| Length | 16.8 cm |
| Width | 12.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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