Rattle

38638

From: Arizona | First Mesa | Hano

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38638
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi-Tewa
Provenience Arizona | First Mesa | Hano
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Gourd | Wood | Pigment | Seed (uncertain)
Description

Gourd rattle with a wooden handle inserted. The gourd is painted white with a circular design that has a black whirling log in the center. Red rays surround the design. The paint is generally in poor condition. The handle has a pin inserted perpendicularly where it exits the gourd. Both ends of the handle have a hole and one end has a plant fiber cord inserted through and the other end has a leather cord.

Length 25.5 cm
Width 15 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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