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Catalogusnummer: 5721
North America, Iroquois Indians, a ceremonial rattle, Gus-da-wa-sa.
with a turtle shell, wooden hilt and leather binding. According the the Iroquois mythology the earth is resting on the back of a great turtle, this rattle would be used during healing rituals.
L. 50 cm.
Ref. see The Met, NY, number 89.4.1625.
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