Rattle
Object Number:
70-9-213
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Cayuga
Iroquois
Provenience:
Canada
Ontario
Six Nations Reservation
Culture Area:
Northeast
Date Made:
1934
Early Date:
1934
Late Date:
1934
Section:
American
Materials:
Turtle Shell
Fiber
Description:
Small snapping turtle. Used in women's songs. "Kaontonwis." Each woman, as she chants, accompanies herself with this rattle. Specimen obtained from Diskaheh (Cayuga chief) and used in ceremonies of 1934 just finished.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker
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