Culture/People:

Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Previous owner:

Jim Anthony (James Bennett Anthony), Non-Indian, 1897-1959  Search this

Object Name:

Knee rattles (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Turtle shell/carapace, commercial suede, metal cones

Techniques:

Drilled, tied

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Place:

Arizona, New Mexico; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by MAI through an exchange with Jim Anthony (1897-1959, owner of an antique store in El Segundo, California) in 1952.

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Catalog Number:

21/8704

Barcode:

218704.000

See related items:

Diné (Navajo)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c93496e6-3ea0-4582-8aa0-fda320c44d92

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_233337