The Cherokee use rattles as part of their dance ceremonies. These rattles are often made from turtle shells and can be mounted singly on a handle or linked together to form multiple leg rattles. The hollowed out turtle shells are filled with...
This photograph, taken in 1932, was included in the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 133, published in 1943. It shows a variety of Cherokee craft and dance objects including, clockwise from top left, a set of clothing,...
In this short video, local western North Carolina weaver and textile historian Susan Leveille discusses the tool known as a rattle. Rattles were used during warping a loom. She is standing in front of a loom which originally was used on the porch...
This photograph, taken in 1932 by an unknown photographer, is from the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 133, published in 1943. It is titled, "Wiliwesti's Artifacts" and shows a variety of Cherokee craft items...
