(Restricted Object) Turtle Shell Rattle
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands
Traditional
Turtle Shell, skin, wood, leather, and seeds
Overall: 15 13/16 × 7 1/16 in. (40.1 × 18 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
54.30.13153
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Woodlands
Not on view
Exhibition History
The Arts of Native America, The Eastern Woodland: Algonkian and Iroquois, Dartmouth College Museum and Galleries, Anthropology and History Collections, East Gallery, Wilson Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 6-November 11, 1979.
Provenance
Ralph C. Altman (1909-1967) [dealer], Los Angeles, California; sold to present collection, July 1954.
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