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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
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
Gourd rattle with beaded handle Barry Belindo Native American; Kiowa 84.2987 gourd, wood, hide, glass, horsehair
Gourd dance rattle with a feather top and beaded handle Barry Belindo Native American; Kiowa 84.3001 gourd, feather, hide, thread, glass
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
Beaded metal belt buckle with peyote church symbols Frank McCllelan Native American 84.2961 metal, leather, glass, cotton
Native American Church gourd rattle Phil (Joe Fish) Dupoint Native American; Kiowa 84.3006 gourd, walnut, glass, leather, saddle hackles
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 straps Clifford Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2884a-b tin, leather, brass, stone
Tin milk can dance shakers with leather strips Clifford Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2887a-b tin, leather, brass, stone