[Restricted Object] Rattle
Dóendzowes (Splitting of the Earth), Seneca, active late 19th-early 20th century
Seneca (Haudenosaunee)
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Northeast Woodlands
Woodlands
Traditional; collected early 20th century
Gourd, wood handle wounded with buckskin thong
Overall: 5 9/16 × 2 3/16 in. (14.2 × 5.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
56.14.13584
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
Collected from "Dan-jo-wah (Splitting of the Earth)", Seneca tribe, New York State; collected by Albert Green Heath (1888-1953), early 20th century; sold to Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, 1955; sold to present collection, 1956.
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