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Rattle (Image withheld)

Object Details

Collection History
Formerly owned by Horace Lay (Cattaraugus Seneca); collected from him William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator); purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Previous owner
Horace Lay, Seneca [Cattaraugus]
William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Seller
William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
Object Name
Rattle (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Cow horn, wood
Techniques
Cut
Object Type
Music and Sound
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