E0823: Rattle

Ethnographic

---

Identifier:

E0823

Classification Category:

6:Tools & Equipment for Communication ➞ Musical T&E

Materials:

botanical ➔ gourd

Dimensions:

8.2 cm L
8.7 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Description:

Round gourd with dried insides that cause the gourd to rattle.

---