Rattle (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- 1900
- Culture/People
- Seneca
- Artist/Maker
- John Big Tree (Isaac Johnny John), Seneca, 1877-1967
- Previous owner
- John Big Tree (Isaac Johnny John), Seneca, 1877-1967
- Seller
- Cynthia Big Tree, Onondaga, 1893-1971
- MAI agent
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Collection History
- Inherited by the artist's widow, Cynthia Big Tree (Onondaga, 1893-1971); purchased from her by MAI curator William F. Stiles (1912-1980) in 1969.
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- Place
- New York; USA
- See related items
- Seneca
- Music and Sound
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 24/2787
- Barcode
- 242787.000
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Rattle (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood, cow horn
- Techniques
- Incised
- Dimensions
- 30 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_258529