Rattle
38638
From: Arizona | First Mesa | Hano
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 38638 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hopi-Tewa |
| Provenience | Arizona | First Mesa | Hano |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Gourd | Wood | Pigment | Seed (uncertain) |
| Description | Gourd rattle with a wooden handle inserted. The gourd is painted white with a circular design that has a black whirling log in the center. Red rays surround the design. The paint is generally in poor condition. The handle has a pin inserted perpendicularly where it exits the gourd. Both ends of the handle have a hole and one end has a plant fiber cord inserted through and the other end has a leather cord. |
| Length | 25.5 cm |
| Width | 15 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901 |
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