Rattle

70-9-336

From: United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-336
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Seneca | Iroquois
Provenience United States of America (uncertain) | Canada (uncertain) | New York (uncertain)
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Squash Gourd | Wood | Pigment
Description

Squash shell rattle with a wooden handle; used in Mid-winter and Green Corn Rites. The squash shell is brownish in color with dark stripes running vertically along the shell.

Length 27 cm
Width 9.5 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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