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Pair of chapayeka dance rattles
Pair of chapayeka dance rattles
Pair of chapayeka dance rattles
DepartmentLatin America

Pair of chapayeka dance rattles

NameRattles
Maker Francisco Gomez
CultureYaqui
Date2008
Place madeSan Jose de Masiaca, Sonora, Mexico, North America
MediumGourd, wood, leather
Dimensions10 5/8 × 7 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (27 × 18 × 18 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald and Vicki Sullivan, A.2016.10.1ab
Object numberA.2016.10.1ab
Collections
DescriptionPair of dance rattles, with main part of each rattle made of a dried gourd. Handles are wood carved with a segmented pattern. A hole is drilled through the handle and a piece of leather put through it. Rattle a) has a discolored area on the end. Rattle b) is more evenly colored.
Artist not recorded
Early 20th century
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