Turtle shell rattle

Turtle shell rattle

Turtle shell rattle

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Introduction

This relative, a turtle shell rattle, was given to Jerome Connor when adopted by the Onondaga in 1901.

This relative currently resides in the National Museum of Ireland.

Traditional Knowledge Label
TK Culturally Sensitive
TK Culturally Sensitive

This material has cultural and/or historical sensitivities

Name of Maker(s): Unrecorded
Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Onondaga
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Museum documentation.

Date Made or Date Range: 1901
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Provenance from museum records. Connor received other items as well.

Materials

Turtle shell.

Dimensions: 42 × 16.8 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

date of presentation to the collector

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1939.1007
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1939
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: A letter in museum accession file from Jerome Connor (1874–1943) states that he received it together with other items when he was adopted by the Onondaga in 1901.
Collection Narratives and Histories

This relative was acquired by the National Museum of Ireland from Jerome Connor, probably purchased.

Jerome Connor (1874–1943) was a sculptor, craftworker, and graphic artist born on 23 February 1874 in Coumduff, Anascaul, Co. Kerry, Ireland. In 1888 he emigrated with his family to Holyoke, Massachusetts. An early commission, the Kirkpatrick memorial fountains (Syracuse, 1904) – life-studies of Onondaga Iroquois braves – led the Onondaga to honour him, and he participated for some years in their ceremonies.

Sources to Learn More

Ó Murchú, Giollamuire. “Connor, Jerome.” Dictionary of Irish Biography, Oct. 2009, www.dib.ie/biography/connor-jerome-a1963.

GKS Reference Number: 26090
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Turtle shell rattle. GRASAC ID 26090. National Museum of Ireland Collection, 1939.1007.

Record Creation Context

This record was augmented by Dana Murray on October 27, 2024. It was informed by the notes from the GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 21, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Bhnens Corbiere, Crystal Migwans, Nikolaus Stolle, Rachel Hand, and Ruth Phillips who were assisted by Padraig Clancy.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

National Museum of Ireland accession records.

Copyright

culturally sensitive item

Approximate Place of Origin

42.941344561589, -76.161167724253

Source of Information about Places

This information was informed by the National Museum of Ireland's provenance records, which state that this relative was given to the collector by Onondaga. Onondaga Nation is identified on the map as a possible origin for this relative, but this reflects only one place where the relative may have lived. It is not a known place of origin.

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