| Catalog Number | CAS 1988-0005-0009 | |
| Category | Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Hopi (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Gourd; Cottonwood (Populus sp.) root; Pigments; String; Stones | |
| Description | Handheld rattle consisting of cylindrical wooden handle (painted red) and inserted through round gourd and secured with wooden peg and string wrapping; Remnant portions of red, black, and yellow (?) painted designs on gourd include 4 terraced triangles (clouds?), tri-lobed floral motif, and 2 encircling lines with single and paired tick marks; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) in early 1900s. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 11.3, Max Diam = 14.3, Length = 29.8 |