Rattle

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Introduction

Rattle, leather and sinew, Mistissini-Cree, pre-1954. Collected by William F. Stiles.

Nation of Maker: Cree Eeyou (Eastern James Bay Quebec Cree)

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

NMAI catalog card.

Date Made or Date Range: 1900s to 1954

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Materials

Made of leather, sinew, wood.

Techniques or Format

Leather is attached over wooden frame. Sinew used to keep wooden frame together.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Used to amuse baby?

Condition: good

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

NMAI collection information.

Provenance

Current Location: National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 22/4095

Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1954

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 26068

How to Cite this Item

Item to be cited by accession number, collection and institution.

Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum fall 2008.