Full view of a turtle rattle
Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada
Horn, wood
Accession Number 17.1.13.8

Horn rattle

The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) use horn rattles to accompany singing and dancing during ceremonies. Before Euro-Americans introduced cattle, the Haudenosaunee made rattles out of bison horn or elm bark.


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