Pair of chapayeka dance rattles

NameRattles

CultureYaqui

Date2008

Place madeSan Jose de Masiaca, Sonora, Mexico, North America

MediumGourd, wood, leather

Dimensions10 5/8 × 7 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (27 × 18 × 18 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald and Vicki Sullivan, A.2016.10.1ab

Object numberA.2016.10.1ab

DescriptionPair of dance rattles, with main part of each rattle made of a dried gourd. Handles are wood carved with a segmented pattern. A hole is drilled through the handle and a piece of leather put through it. Rattle a) has a discolored area on the end. Rattle b) is more evenly colored.