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Coconut rattle with wooden handle and leather trim / Unknown

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Essay/Description

The culture for this object is possibly Creek, Euchee, Cherokee, Shawnee, Delaware, or Seminole.

Curatorial Remarks

Coconuts may have been used for rattles because they are more readily available than turtle shells.

Tags: coconut rattle
People: Creek or Euchee
Places: Southeast, 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): 
Coconut rattle with wooden handle and leather trim
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Muscogee (Creek) or Euchee
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
coconut, wood, hide
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Rattle
Accession No: 
82.32
Previous Number(s): 
8227.32; 20570
Department: 
Anthropology
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