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Gourd rattle with beaded handle
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Gourd peyote rattle with beaded handle
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Curatorial Remarks

It is unusual to see a peyote rattle wrapped in string.

Tags: Rattle, peyotism, Native American Church, wrapped
People: Kiowa
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use, peyote meetings

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 wood handle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Kiowa
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
gourd, wood, hide, horsehair
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Rattle
Accession No: 
84.111
Previous Number(s): 
8427.111; 34516
Department: 
Anthropology
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