Plant seed from the contents of shaman's rattle 1964.8.26B: One of 30 'spirit stones': ‘A child’. [SM 23/12/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Plant seed from the contents of shaman's rattle 1964.8.26B: One of 30 'spirit stones': ‘A child’. [SM 23/12/2008]
Geographical reference: Suriname
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Suriname; Alalaparu River
Cultural groups: Trio; Tiriyó
Person: Field collector Peter Gerard Rivière; PRM source Peter Gerard Rivière
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1964
Date collected: 1963 - 1964
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1964
Materials and processes: Material Plant Seed, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Diameter: max 6 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1964.8.27.4B
Research and responses: This object was examined by Peter Rivière in January 2009. He noted that the spirit stones inside Shamans' rattles were fed with tobacco by removing the handle from the rattle and blowing smoke inside. [SM 12/01/2009]

Search terms: Religion, Figure, Religious Object, Rattle

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