| Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0057 |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork; Musical Instruments |
| Object Name |
Rattle |
| Culture |
Chippewa, Ojibwe |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
Canada or USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. early 1900s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Leather; Cotton string; Commercial ribbon and cloth; Wood (?) |
| Description |
Rattle comprised of two round discs, each made from two rawhide sheets sewn together around their edges with cotton string and probably around a wooden frame; Each disc contains several seeds or pebbles and each is painted a deep blue color; The discs are attached to each other in pendant fashion and short length of pink ribbon is tied to edge of smaller disc and length of pink and white commercial cotton cloth is attached to larger disc. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 7.4, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 14.2 |