Trident (palmas) and Rattle
Unknown Artist
19th century
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