Rattle

Culture/People
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Previous owner
Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker), Non-Indian, 1857-1945
Anna W. Slaughter (Anna Whitaker Slaughter/Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter), Non-Indian, 1887-1972
Donor
Anna W. Slaughter (Anna Whitaker Slaughter/Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter), Non-Indian, 1887-1972
Honoree
Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker), Non-Indian, 1857-1945
Collection History
Said to have been collected by members of the Eastgate family, many of whom lived in the Spirit Lake area in the late nineteenth century; inherited by Helen Eastgate Whitaker (Mrs. Simon P. Whitaker, 1857-1945) of Orange County, New York and subsequently by her daughter Anna Whitaker Slaughter (Mrs. Eugene W. Slaughter, 1887-1972); donated to MAI by Mrs. Slaughter in 1970 in memory of Helen Eastgate Whitaker.
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Place
Fort Totten, Spirit Lake Reservation (Devils Lake Reservation); Benson County; North Dakota; USA
See related items
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Music and Sound
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/3947
Barcode
243947.000
Object Type
Music and Sound
Object Name
Rattle
Media/Materials
Deerhide/deerskin, animal hoof/hooves, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6917e8beb-2ea5-4a4f-894e-581ac645c81a
Record ID
NMAI_259744