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Gourd rattle with beaded wooden handle and horsehair stem / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

Date created is circa 1930.

Tags: peyote rattle, braided leather fringe, wood, peyote stitch
People: Ponca
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meeting,

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Title(s): 
Gourd rattle with beaded wooden handle and horsehair stem
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Ponca
Date: 
circa 1930
Place: 
Oklahoma
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, gourd, horsehair, glass, feathers
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.118
Previous Number(s): 
8427.118; 40340
Department: 
Not On View

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