Rattle in the form of an animal
Object Details
- Culture/People
- possibly Chupícuaro (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Monique Grant (Monique Purris Grant/Mrs. Albert J. Grant), Non-Indian
- Seller
- Monique Grant (Monique Purris Grant/Mrs. Albert J. Grant), Non-Indian
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Monique Grant; purchased by MAI from Monique Grant in 1963.
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- Date created
- 300 BC-AD 200
- Catalog Number
- 23/2721
- Barcode
- 232721.000
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Rattle in the form of an animal
- Media/Materials
- Pottery, paint
- Techniques
- Coiled/hand built, painted, incised, perforated
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 6.1 x 8.2 cm
- Place
- Michoacán State; Mexico
- See related items
- Chupícuaro (archaeological culture)
- Music and Sound
- On View
- NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_247171
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60355c500-a74b-41ad-b5fb-89f438882d8f
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