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Gourd rattle with beaded handle
Barry Belindo
Gourd peyote rattle with trimmed lower edge decorated in eight v-notches
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

This rattle would have been used during peyote meetings.

Tags: Rattle, beaded
People: Native American Church
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meeting

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
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
gourd, wood, glass, horsehair, hide, sinew
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Rattle
Accession No: 
84.3120
Department: 
Anthropology
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