Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0730 | |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Quechan (Yuma) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Maricopa | |
| Other Geographic Data | Agua Caliente | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Rawhide | |
| Description | Hand-held rattle fashioned from two round pieces of hide sewn together around edges with indeterminate material to form flattened spherical shape; Several pebbles or seeds are contained within, and short carved wooden handle is inserted through one edge of rattle through to opposite edge and held in place with a small wooden cross-pin inserted through its distal end; Exterior of rattle (except for handle) is painted black and then decorated on each face with a diamond shape outlined in white and divided into quadrants (2 quadrants in each diamond are painted solid white). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.1, Thickness = 5.1, Length = 17.5 | |