Rattle
52-6-10
Location: On Display in the Native American Voices
From: North America
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 52-6-10 |
Current Location | Native American Voices - On Display |
Culture | Teton (uncertain) |
Provenience | North America |
Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Claw | Hide |
Description | Wooden staff surmounted by round, flat wooden face with bison-like horns, large rectangular depressed area for mouth, zigzag lines from upper mouth corners into horns, tiny rectangular eye-spots, and slight elevation for nose. Traces of red coloring. All but grip area of staff covered with yellowish tanned skin and pendant rattles of cut pieces of animal dew claws (?), bird talons and two brass bells. |
Length | 50.5 cm |
Width | 6 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Episcopal Church Training School, 1952 |
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