VINTAGE Native American Hopi Gourd Rattle

Description

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VINTAGE Hopi Rattle Gourd
Material:
gourd, cottonwood root, cotton string, mineral pigment, tempera paint
Size:
12" long x 6" diameter
Period:
vintage
Origin: Kiakochomovi (New Oraibi) which means “place of the hills of ruins.”
Purchased through the Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ at the Hopi Craftsman Exhibition, May 14, 1974
Description:
A traditional gourd rattle with cotton wood handle and cotton string painted in mineral pigments as well as paint. Showing wear consistent with age. Image is on both sides of the gourd rattle
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