Rattle

Museum number:
2-9152
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
289-A (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.320
Description:
Made of turtle shell.
Donor:
Mark R. Harrington
Collection place:
Cattaraugus Reservation, Chautauqua County, New York
Culture or time period:
Seneca
Collector:
Mark R. Harrington
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Musical rattles
Accession date:
1908
Context of use:
Used in dances and ceremonies.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Loans:
S1961-1962 #73: California State University, Chico (May 4, 1962–November 5, 1962), S1963-1964 #81: International House (UC Berkeley) (April 23, 1964–May 11, 1964), and S1979-1980 #58: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (April 7, 1980–June 30, 1980)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-9152, described as Made of turtle shell.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-9152, described as Made of turtle shell.

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