Hopi Gourd Rattle with Ai Katsina Symbols [R]
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- Category: Dance Paraphernalia
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: wood, gourd, paint
- Size: 10-1/2” long x 5-1/4” diameter
- Item # C3457D
- Price No Longer Available
Rattles such as this are made from gourds grown on the reservation. They are dried and hollowed and a cottonwood stick made for a handle. Various designs can be used to decorate the rattles. This rattle has a cross design of the style seen on the Hopi Ai Katsina. The Ai Katsina is called a Rattle Katsina. The Ai Katsina appears in the Mixed Katsina Dance and carries a rattle.
The sound of a rattle is associated with the sound of falling rain. The noise can be varied to express softly falling rain or hard falling rain as in a storm.
Condition: original condition
Provenance: from the collection of a Santa Fe resident
Recommended Reading: Rain: Native Expressions from the American Southwest by Ann Marshall
- Category: Dance Paraphernalia
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: wood, gourd, paint
- Size: 10-1/2” long x 5-1/4” diameter
- Item # C3457D
- Price No Longer Available
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