Rattle
70-9-233
From: Canada | Ontario | Six Nations Reservation
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 70-9-233 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Cayuga | Iroquois |
| Provenience | Canada | Ontario | Six Nations Reservation |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Elm Bark | Wood | Pigment |
| Description | Elm bark rattle used in Medicine Society and Social Dances with water drum. This is proto-type of the modern horn rattle. Top and bottom of the rattle are painted red. There is a slit down the side of the rattle where the elm bark does not quite meet. |
| Height | 26.5 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
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