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Rattle

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  • Rattle

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Wixarika (Huichol)

    Collector

    Donald B. Cordry (Donald Bush Cordry), Non-Indian, 1907-1978

    Collection History

    Collected in 1937 by Donald B. Cordry (1907-1978, a collector and amateur ethnologist) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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    Date created

    circa 1930

    Catalog Number

    19/7831

    Barcode

    197831.000

    Object Type

    Music and Sound

    Indigenous Term

    kaitsa

    Object Name

    Rattle

    Media/Materials

    Gourd, wood, wool yarn

    Techniques

    Carved, perforated

    Place

    La Mesa; Nayarit State; Mexico

    See related items

    Wixarika (Huichol)
    Music and Sound

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6608db1fa-1fdc-4124-afec-a8d3a6fe41da

    Record ID

    NMAI_210630

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