Rattle

38640

From: Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Ai-Ah
Object Number 38640
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Oraibi | Third Mesa
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Gourd | Wood | Fiber | Pigment | Seed
Description

Gourd rattle with a wooden handle inserted. Both sides of the gourd are split in half into a red half and a yellow half. A blue circle is painted in the center and a whirling log is painted in black. Rays surround the central circle and are painted in red on the yellow half of the gourd and yellow on the red half of the gourd. The two sides of the gourd are separated by a painted line with "X" marks. The handle is painted white and has a pin inserted perpendicularly where it exits the gourd. A painted cloth is wrapped around the pin and feathers are attached at the end. The opposite end of the handle has a hole with a cord inserted through.

Length 30 cm
Width 14 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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