Rattle, Ceremonial
Name/Title
Rattle, CeremonialEntry/Object ID
2018.3.150Description
Property C42: Rattle Drum. Object: ceremonial rattle drum, Artist/Maker: Plains, Title/Model: Rattle Drum, Date/Region: ca. 1990 / Northern Plains, Medium/Technique: hollowed tree stump, gut, glass beads, and feather / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 10.35" H x 5.25" W, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A hollowed tree stump is larger on top than on bottom. It has gut over the top and the bottom. Gut is strung, closely, up and down the sides of the drum. Blue, green and turquoise beads and a feather dangle from one side. This small drum could be used by a shaman to go into his trance to meditate in between the natural and spiritual worlds to heal, influence the weather, hunting or other activities. Purchased at Bob Sleeper Auction, Emma, MO, on May 30, 1993 in lot 81 for $45. A paper tag #81 hangs off drum.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANMade/Created
Date made
1990Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
Northern PlainsCountry
United States of AmericaCulture/Tribe
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