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The rattle is in a "T" form, with a chamfered handle. The upper section is comprised of 8 pieces of wood in square or rectangular shape enclosing seeds. All painted blue. Various elements are glued together.
rattles
painting (coating)
wood (plant material)
Wood
Painted
Rattle
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
7 x 3 7/8 x 1 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.449
Maine (United States)
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