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Gourd peyote rattle with beaded handle / Dominic Daniels

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There may be a carved design on the handle of the rattle. The bottom of the handle has very intricate beadwork.

Tags: gourd, Rattle, Native American Church, peyotism, beadwork
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, 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 peyote rattle with beaded handle
Creator(s): 
Unknown (Collector)
Culture: 
Native American; Osage (artist and user)
Date: 
1940s
Place: 
Fairfax
Materials/Techniques: 
gourd, wood, glass, leather, pigment
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Rattle
Accession No: 
84.1173
Previous Number(s): 
8427.1173
Department: 
Anthropology
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