Rattle
46-6-21
From: United States of America | North Carolina | Big Cove
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 46-6-21 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cherokee | Big Cove Band |
| Provenience | United States of America | North Carolina | Big Cove |
| Culture Area | Southeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Gourd | Pigment |
| Description | Gourd rattle with red painted bands and black painted dots; wooden handle. "Gourd rattle used by Will West Long in prayer and sacred formula rites. Red = blood; black = white man life and "soot" |
| Length | 25 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 7.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Cherokee Expedition; Frank G. Speck and John G. Witthoft, 1946 |
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