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Beaded rattle decorated with horsehair and hide fringe / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

The beadwork design is unusual, and it is not typical to see the leather beadwork wrapped around the handle. The gourd is egg shaped, and the fringe is longer than a Native American Church rattle.

Tags: Rattle
People: Omaha
Places: Prairie, Great Lakes, 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): 
Beaded rattle decorated with horsehair and hide fringe
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Omaha
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
glass, gourd, hide, wood, horsehair
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Rattle
Accession No: 
84.109
Previous Number(s): 
8427.109; 35582
Department: 
Anthropology
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