Matraca

NameMatraca

Maker José Dolores López (American, 1868 - 1937)

Dateearly 20th Century

Place madeCordova, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumCedar, hardwood, possibly pear.

Dimensions14 15/16 × 11 7/16 × 2 3/8 in. (38 × 29.0513 × 6.0325 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dr. Robb, A20.1957.1

Object numberA20.1957.1

DescriptionHand shaped post, gear, frame and clacker, put together originally without metal. Frame pieces are decorated with gouged panels divided by pencil marks, on both faces of each piec. Three strips of knife whittled wood set through frame to brace clacker. Letered in thin black paint (?) is "Jose Dolores L." on one side of the clacker. The 3 capital letters are ornamented with curly leaves. On reverse of the clacker is written in small script: "Senor"