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Catalog Number CAS 1988-0005-0009   CAS 1988-0005-0009; Rattle
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