Rattle
70-9-213
From: Canada | Ontario | Six Nations Reservation
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-9-213 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cayuga | Iroquois |
| Provenience | Canada | Ontario | Six Nations Reservation |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Date Made | 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. |
| Height | 35 cm |
| Width | 15.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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