Rattle used in the Ghost Dance (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Kiowa
- Previous owner
- Padl-te (Podl-adl-te'), Kiowa
- Collector
- Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
- Collection History
- Collected from Padl-te (Kiowa) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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- Place
- Oklahoma; USA
- See related items
- Kiowa
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 2/2311
- Barcode
- 022311.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Indigenous Term
- ank! an
- Object Name
- Rattle used in the Ghost Dance (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Animal hoof/hooves
- Techniques
- Strung
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 9 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_23762