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Pair of arm-band rattles
Native American, Sioux
19th century
Object Place: Possibly South Dakota, United States, Plains
Medium/Technique
Leather, tin, seed beads
Dimensions
Length 32 cm, width 3 cm (Length 12 5/8 in., width 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.2248a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Idiophones
DescriptionLeather straps covered with seed-bead decoration comprised of repeating geometric pattern in dark blue, red, and yellow on white background with light green along edges. Row of small tin cones tied on with leather strips along upper edge of each strap.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (b. 1858 - d. 1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (b. 1858 - d. 1922), Boston; 1916, gift of William Lindsey to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)