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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Terrapin shell shakers strung on old style lace up boot uppers Unknown Native American; Cherokee 93.43a-b terrapin, hide
Turtle shell shakers with leather straps Unknown Native American; possibly Cherokee 93.42a-b leather, shell
Coconut rattle with wooden handle and leather trim Unknown Native American; possibly Muscogee (Creek) or Euchee 82.32 coconut, wood, hide
Gourd rattle with wooden handle Unknown Native American 75.19 gourd, wood
Hide rattle with horsehair and red paint Unknown Native American; Comanche 89.11 hide, paint, horsehair
Gourd peyote rattle with trimmed lower edge decorated in eight v-notches Unknown Native American; Cheyenne 84.2991 gourd, wood, glass, hide, fur, feathers, horsehair, stone
Rattle with a coconut shaker and wooden handle Wade Bucktrot, Henry Washburn Native American; Euchee 84.3458 coconut, wood, hide
Gourd rattle with wooden handle Kelly Harvey Native American; Navajo 84.2984 gourd, wood, glass, hide, feathers
Gourd rattle with carved wooden handle and peyote stitch beadwork Joseph Rice Native American; Sac & Fox 84.2949a-b wood, glass, metal, leather, feather (chicken), horsehair
Gourd peyote rattle with wooden handle Unknown Native American 84.2845 gourd, wood, hide
Native American Church gourd rattle Phil (Joe Fish) Dupoint Native American; Kiowa 84.3006 gourd, walnut, glass, leather, saddle hackles
Tin milk can dance shakers with leather straps Clifford Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2884a-b tin, leather, brass, stone
Turtle shell dance shakers with leather straps Clifford Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2886a-b turtle shell, leather, brass, stone
Child's milk can dance rattles Clifford Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2885a-b tin, hide, wire, brass, stone
Tin milk can dance shakers with leather strips Clifford Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2887a-b tin, leather, brass, stone
Tin tomato can dance shakers with leather straps Clifford Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2888a-b tin, leather, brass, stone
Coconut shell rattle with leather ties Mark Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2889 coconut shell, wood, hide, stone
Coconut shell rattle with wooden handle Mark Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2890 coconut shell, wood, hide, stone
Carved and painted wooden peyote box with brass hardware Delores Thompson Native American; Navajo 84.2983 wood, metal, felt, paint
Beaded metal belt buckle with peyote church symbols Frank McCllelan Native American 84.2961 metal, leather, glass, cotton