Culture/People

Coushatta (Koasati)

Previous owner

Paul Williams, Coushatta (Koasati)

Collector

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Object Name

Rattle (No image available)

Media/Materials

Gourd, wood

Techniques

Painted

Object Type

Music and Sound

Native Term

wa ka dji

Place

Near Elton; Elton; Jefferson Davis Parish; Louisiana; USA

Collection History

Collected from Paul Williams (Coushatta) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

1/8555

Barcode

018555.000

See related items

Coushatta (Koasati)

Music and Sound

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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