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Gourd peyote rattle with wooden handle / Unknown

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This peyote rattle has a fully beaded handle. It has a braided leather fringe.

Tags: Rattle, Peyote
People: Native American Church
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 wooden handle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
gourd, wood, hide
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Rattle
Accession No: 
84.2841
Previous Number(s): 
TL1995.22.5
Department: 
Anthropology
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