Girl's leg rattles

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Culture/People
Seminole
Artist/Maker
Billy Bowlegs, III, Seminole, 1862-1965
Previous owner
Billy Bowlegs, III, Seminole, 1862-1965
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Girl's leg rattles
Media/Materials
Turtle shell/carapace, cotton cloth
Techniques
Perforated, tied
Object Type
Music and Sound
Native Term
lu tca so g'a
Place
Florida; USA
Date created
1900-1908
Collection History
Collected from Billy Bowlegs III (Seminole, 1862-1965) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
Catalog Number
1/8217
Barcode
018217.000
See related items
Seminole
Music and Sound
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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