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Gourd peyote rattle with wooden handle / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This may be a peyote rattle, but it is unusual because it does not have beadwork.

Tags: gourd rattle
People: Kaw
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Gourd peyote rattle with wooden handle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Kaw (artist and user)
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
gourd, wood, hide
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Rattle
Accession No: 
75.15
Previous Number(s): 
7527.15; 10158
Department: 
Anthropology
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