Trident (palmas) and Rattle

Unknown Artist

19th century

Trident (palmas) and Rattle by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood, gourd, rawhide, sinew, pebbles

Dimensions

a. Rattle: L. 6 1/2 in. × Diam. 2 in. (16.5 × 5.1 cm) b. Trident: W. 12 7/16 × L. 15 9/16 x D. 3/4 in. (31.6 × 39.5 x 1.9 cm)

Classification

Idiophone-Shaken-rattle

Culture

Native American (Pueblo, probably Hopi)

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Accession Number

89.4.607

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