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Rattle

Object Details

Collection History
Collected from Pi'-hi-vo (Niuam) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Niuam (Comanche)
Previous owner
Pi'-hi-vo, Niuam (Comanche)
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Rattle
Media/Materials
Wood, gourd, horsehair
Techniques
Carved, tied
Dimensions
73.7 x 99 cm
Object Type
Music and Sound
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