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Gourd rattle with beaded wooden handle / Joe Rush

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Gourd peyote rattle with beaded wooden handle and long leather fringe. The beadwork design is uniform from top to bottom.

Tags: gourd peyote rattle, Native American Church, leather fringe, beadwork, beaded handle
People: Joe Rush, possibly Ponca
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meeting,

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Gourd rattle with beaded wooden handle
Creator(s): 
Joe Rush (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
20th century
Place: 
Oklahoma
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, glass, gourd, feather, leather
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Rattle
Accession No: 
84.2838
Previous Number(s): 
TL1995.22.2
Department: 
Anthropology
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