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Wooden drumstick with leather head wrapped in hunter green tape used during dances
Unidentified
Wooden drumstick with leather head wrapped in hunter green tape used during dances
Unidentified
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Gourd peyote rattle with beaded handle / Joseph Rice

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Curatorial Remarks

This rattle is unusual because it has a fully beaded handle.

Tags: peyotism, beadwork, gourd, Rattle
People: Sac & Fox or Kickapoo
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 beaded handle
Creator(s): 
Joseph Rice (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Sac & Fox
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
gourd, glass, wood, feathers, hide, horsehair
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Rattle
Accession No: 
84.3101
Previous Number(s): 
TL2001.27.1
Department: 
Anthropology
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