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Rattle with human-effigy handle

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) at an unknown date; catalogued by MAI in 1935.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Campo Band of Kumeyaay
Collector
Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Date created
circa 1925
Object Name
Rattle with human-effigy handle
Media/Materials
Pottery, paint
Techniques
Coiled/hand built, punctate, painted
Object Type
Music and Sound
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