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Rattle
| Object Number: | 70-9-328 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Naskapi |
| Provenience: | Canada Labrador (uncertain) |
| Culture Area: | Subarctic (Culture Area) |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Caribou Hide Paint Metal |
| Length: | 31 cm |
| Width: | 18.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
| Other Number: | NA1800? - Collector Number NA1700 - Collector Number |
Description
Naskapi hand rattle; in the shape of a large circle with a curved handle coming out of the circle; the rim of the rattle and the handle are made of wood. Caribou skin is stretched taunt sewn around the rim; the skin is like a drum head. It is painted red around the rim; a red ring is painted in the center of each side with a blue dot painted in the center of each side with a blue dot painted at the center of the ring on each side. A piece of rawhide is tied around the tip of the handle.
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