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Vessel rattle
Native American, possibly Inunaina (Arapaho)
about 1930
Object Place: United States, Western Plains region, Plains
Medium/Technique
Wood, seed beads, horsehair, feathers
Dimensions
Length 38.0 cm, diameter 5.5 cm (Length 14 15/16 in., diameter 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1984.314
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Idiophones
DescriptionLight-orange pear-shaped gourd pierced by handle of dark brown wood. Handle wrapped above and below gourd with rows of dark blue, white, and red seed beads on light blue field. Tied to lower end of handle is cord of white braided leather with five tassels of horsehair dyed red, white, and light purple. Projecting from top of gourd is tuft of white horsehair and red feathers, wrapped at base with narrow strip of white fur.
Provenance1984, sold by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)