Rattle
70-9-328
From: Canada | Labrador (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Length | 31 cm |
| Width | 18.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970 |
| Other Number | NA1700 - Collector Number | NA1800 incorrect - Collector Number |
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