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Gourd peyote rattle with wooden handle
Unidentified
Gourd peyote rattle with carved and beaded handle, horsehair topper, and leather fringe
Unidentified
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Gourd peyote rattle with carved and beaded handle, horsehair topper, and leather fringe / Unidentified

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Curatorial Remarks

The handle is fully beaded with peyote stitch beadwork.

Tags: beadwork, peyotism, Rattle, gourd, peyote stitch
People: Native American
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use, peyote meetings

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Gourd peyote rattle with carved and beaded handle, horsehair topper, and leather fringe
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Plains
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
gourd, wood, glass, horsehair, hide, sinew
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Rattle
Accession No: 
84.117
Department: 
Anthropology
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