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Start Over Object class Musical rattles Collector Berta Bascom
Hearst Museum object titled Dance rattle, accession number 5-15669, described as dance rattle; wrought iron; oval ankle opening with rattle chamber at each end of oval; 2 pr. of iron rings attached to loops outside oval; L 13.5 cm x W 13.2 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-16753, described as dance rattle. belt of rattles constructed of palm (?) frond strips folded into pyramid shapes with seeds inside; segments are attached to a double cord which fastens together at the ends. Conservation: Twine on which rattles are strung is breaking in one place.
Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-16768, described as toy rattle; 2 seed pods with seeds or pellets inside. (a) has a clay or resin stopper to which a string is attached; the other (b) has a hole in one end, but no stopper or string.
Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-16729, described as dance rattle bracelet/anklet composed of half seed pods strung on twine (1 to 4 pod per strand) attached to a woven and or braided band which ends in a braided loop on one end and damaged attachment on the other. seeds are sepia brown. twine is probably sisel. Conservation: Tie end is torn away and a substitute thread has been substituted.
Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-16730, described as dance rattle bracelet/anklet composed of half seed pods strung on twine (1-4 per strand) attached to a woven and knotted band which ends in a loop at one end and a braided tie at the other. seeds are sepia brown. twine is probably sisel.
Hearst Museum object titled Rattle fragment, accession number 5-16755a-ff, described as dance rattle fragments; 32 fragments of palm frond/seed rattles folded to form a pyramid shape. segments are/were originally strung on a double cord.
Hearst Museum object titled Rattle fragment, accession number 5-16754a-s, described as 19 fragments of palm frond and seed rattles. each segment has either a loop or a tie end attached to one end of the fragment. each rattle segment is made from folded palm frond strips which form small pyramids in which seeds are contained. segments are strung on twine which forms the ties.

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