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CAS 0279-0005A,B | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Leg rattles (2) | |
| Culture | !Kung San | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Botswana | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Kalahari Desert near Xangwa and Dode | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cocoons (African wild silk moth Gonometa postica); Leather; Ostrich egg shell | |
| Description | Pair of leg rattles constructed of African wild silk moth (Gonometa postica) cocoons strung together; The cocoons are partially split lengthwise and the grubs are removed; Holes are pierced transversely on the split side in two places near either end and two thin thongs of leather are threaded through the holes; A few fragments of ostrich egg shell are places inside each cocoon, and the whole allowed to dry; In performance each dancer wears a pair wound around his legs and fastened securely; Normally used by men, women may use them when dancing alone. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.8; 4.4, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 165.1; 170.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0276-0041 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Angola | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Kioko, 30 km from Dundo | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | E.S. Ross | |
| Materials | Seed pods; Seeds; Plant fiber; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.0, Max Diam = 5.7, Length = 22.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0276-0042 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Angola | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Alto Cuilo | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | E.S. Ross | |
| Materials | Seed pods; Seeds; Plant fiber; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.5, Max Diam = 5.2, Length = 20.1 | |
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CAS 1987-0004-0002 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Iroquois | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New York | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bark; Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.1, Depth = 3.5, Length = 35.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0147-0053 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Northwest Coast Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia or Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northwest Coast | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Conifer (?) roots; Deer or antelope bones and hooves; Sinew; Leather thong | |
| Description | Small handheld rattle made from peeled stick that is bent to form a small circular hoop and is loosely coil-wrapped with sinew and dyed (black) plant fiber, possibly spruce or conifer root; Peeled cedar stick is lashed across center of hoop to form a cross brace and/or handhold and is also loosely wrapped in dyed (black and red) plant fiber, similar to hoop; Attached to hoop by means of leather thong and sinew are four deer or antelope toe bones, twelve sections of deer or antelope hooves, and one larger deer or antelope (?) bone. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.7, Max Diam = 15.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1986-0004-0059 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Tlingit (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia or Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Area near Klukwan, Alaska | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Trade cloth; Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Deer hoofs; Thread | |
| Description | Rattle made from straight wooden branch covered in blue trade cloth and then wrapped in alternating bands of natural and dyed (red) spruce (?) roots; 4 deer hoofs are attached to one end with black thread and 1 deer hoof (probably had more originally) at opposite end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 7.5, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 20.4 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1999-0009-0004 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Chehalis | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Hazel Pete | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Reeds; Raffia; Other plant fiber; Wire | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 6.6, Length = 24.8 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1991-0001-0002 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Basketry; Wood; Feathers; Metal; Cotton thread; Paint | |
| Description | Basketry rattle of beehive shape woven in coiled technique over bundle foundation and topped with feathers; White and black geometric designs are woven on a yellow background; Wooden handle is inserted into one end of rattle and painted white; Short cotton string loop is threaded through handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 7.0, Length = 16.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1999-0009-0005 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Northwest Coast Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia or Alaska? | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northwest Coast | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. mid 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Gourd; Plant fiber; Stones | |
| Description | Gourd-shaped hand-held rattle woven entirely in twined technique on flat gourd starter disc with pebbles inside; Single dark brown decorative band encircles mid-section; Elongated woven cylindrical handle extends straight upward from body of rattle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 6.4, Length = 24.8 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-0617 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Ceremonial Items; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Plains, possibly | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma, possibly | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Plains area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Wood; Gourd; Glass beads; Leather; Feathers; Cotton string; Thread | |
| Description | Rattle with wooden handle wrapped end to end with beaded thread; Beaded design consists of multicolored zigzag lines and geometric shapes in blue, yellow, white, red, pink, green and black on a background of multifaceted dark blue beads; One end of handle inserted into gourd; Small string wrapped stick inserted to top to which dyed feather have been affixed; Braided leather fringe extends from bottom. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 5.7, Length = 41.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1985-0009-0056 |  |
| 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 | ||
| 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 green; The discs are attached to each other in pendant fashion and length of pink and white commercial cotton cloth is attached to larger disc. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.8, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 17.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1985-0009-0057 |  |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0372 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Drum handle | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Bone | |
| Description | Wooden drum handle with human face carved into one end; Possibly originally catalogued as a pair along with CAS 0005-0168. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.9, Width = 2.7, Length = 3.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0004-0064A,B |  |
| Category | Carvings; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Musical instrument (percussion) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Cambodia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | A: Small percussion instrument in the shape of a frog, carved from a single piece of wood and painted pink, with black and red accents; Pointed ridges have been carved into the frog’s back; Interior of frog’s body has been hollowed out, leaving a circular space for the drumstick to fit inside as if it is being held in the frog’s mouth; B: Short cylindrical wooden drumstick that is truncated at one end and tapered to a blunt point at the opposite end; Entire drumstick is painted pink; Instrument is played by running the drumstick over the ridged back of the frog. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.9, Width = 5.3, Length = 9.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0464-0005A,B |  |
| Category | Carvings; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Bela Bela | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | 2-piece hand-held rattle carved from wood; Upper portion is in form of a raven; A human figure with its knees drawn up is reclining on the raven's back and facing a kingfisher, which in turn is grasping in its beak the human's long nose or tongue; Lower portion of rattle has humanoid face carved in low relief; Designs are painted red, blue, and black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.0, Width = 9.0, Length = 32.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2003-0008-0010 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Northwest Coast Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970-1990 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Cotton string; Stones | |
| Description | Handheld rattle carved in two halves, each consisting of a oval bowl-shaped section and an elongated handle; Two two halves are probably glued together and the edges of the carved portions are tied together with cotton string in five places; Bowl-shaped portion of rattle is shallowly carved on front with humanoid face with large blue eyes with black pupils, flaring nostrils and an open mouth with bared teeth; Mouth, nostrils, and areas on cheeks and forehead are painted a dull red color; Large oval area on reverse face of rattle is carved with shallow cross-hatched lines and painted dull red, enclosed within a black framing band; Several pebbles are inside rattle to make noise. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.3, Depth = 8.2, Length = 29.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2003-0008-0011 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Northwest Coast Indian | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970-1990 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Cotton string; Stones | |
| Description | Handheld rattle carved in two halves, with each section including portion of both the rattle and the handle; The two halves are probably glued together and the edges of the rattle portion are also tied together in four places with cotton string; Front of rattle is carved in the form of a stylized human with large black eyes set within very large blue sockets and framed above by heavy black eyebrows; A very pronounced and beaked nose with exaggerated red nostrils extends out from the face; The open mouth is framed within red lips and shows a double row of carved but unpainted teeth; Back portion of rattle and handle are not decorated with any additional carving. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.7, Depth = 14.2, Length = 26.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0150-0060 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Tlingit | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada or USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia or Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1870s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Half of a 2-piece rattle in the shape of a puffin, the hollowed body cavity serving as the rattle; Carved feathers on bird are painted red and blue; Short handle extends from tail of bird. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 7.5, Width = 8.3, Length = 26.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1999-0009-0006 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Tsawataineuk | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Kingcome Inlet | |
| Maker's Name | Sampson Robertson | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1990 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) wood; Paint; Cedar bark | |
| Description | Thunderbird rattle | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.0, Width = 9.4, Length = 33.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0464-0011 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Rattle (front portion only) | |
| Culture | Haida | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) wood; Paint; Tin; Metal nails | |
| Description | Front portion of two-piece rattle carved in the form of a round human (?) face; Nose and hair (?) are carved in high relief while other features are in low relief; Eyes and eyebrows are painted black; Cheeks, eye sockets, mouth, nose, and hair (?) are painted red; Remaining areas are unpainted; Rectangular piece of tin nailed on interior to produce rattle's noise; 2 small holes near top were probably to attach corresponding back portion of rattle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.9, Width = 14.7, Depth = 8.0 | |
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