Rattle
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Madge Hardin Walters (1870-1958, an avid collector of American Indian artifacts and an amateur ethnologist); purchased by MAI from Madge Hardin Walters in 1947.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 21/814
- Barcode
- 210814.000
- Culture/People
- Makah
- Previous owner
- Madge Hardin Walters, Non-Indian, 1870-1958
- Seller
- Madge Hardin Walters, Non-Indian, 1870-1958
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Rattle
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Dimensions
- 38.8 x 10 x 12.3 cm
- Place
- Washington; USA
- See related items
- Makah
- Music and Sound
- Record ID
- NMAI_225169
- Usage
- CC0
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