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Maker(s):Talashoma, Wilbert
Culture:Native American; Hopi (born 1924)
Title:Mudhead Dance Rattle
Date Made:20th c.
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:gourd, wood
Measurements:Overall: 14 x 9 1/2 in; 35.6 x 24.1 cm
Accession Number:  SC 2020.25.12
Credit Line:Gift of Katherine Gabel, class of 1959, and Dean of the School for Social Work, 1976-1985
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
clay-colored head-shaped rattle with two green lines on forehead and both cheeks; hollowed out holes for eyes and mouth; feathers on top protrusion, proper left ear, and back of head; string attached to handle; rattles when shaken

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