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235 Items

20th century | wood

Carved wooden peyote drumstick

20th century | wood

Carved wooden peyote drumstick

20th century | gourd, wood

Gourd rattle with wooden handle

20th century | ebony

Carved wooden drum tightener used to tune drum head

20th century | coconut, wood, hide

Coconut rattle with wooden handle and leather trim

20th century | wood

Circular wooden drumstick

20th century | metal, hide

Set of metal bells on leather strips

20th century | gourd, wood, hide, glass, feather, horsehair

Gourd peyote rattle with wooden handle

20th century | hide, metal

Metal dance bells on leather straps

late 20th century | iron, hide

Native American Church kettle drum

20th century | hide, metal

Metal dance bells on leather straps

20th century | agate, cloth

Orange and white drum marbles with gray pull string bad

20th century | deer hair, porcupine quills, cotton cord, cotton shoestring, wooden spool, dye, cellophane tape, cotton thread, semi-tanned hide

Dyed deer hair and porcupine hair roach with cotton shoestring ties

1997 | tin, leather, brass, stone

Tin milk can dance shakers with leather straps

20th century | coconut, wood, hide

Rattle with a coconut shaker and wooden handle

circa 1997 | tin, hide, wire, brass, stone

Child's milk can dance rattles

1980s | wool, satin

Navy wool straight dance trailer with green, yellow, red, and purple diamond patterns

1997 | turtle shell, leather, brass, stone

Turtle shell dance shakers with leather straps

circa 1890 | hide, paint, horsehair

Hide rattle with horsehair and red paint

1997 | tin, leather, brass, stone

Tin milk can dance shakers with leather strips