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Accession Number UASM386354 Scientific Name Rothschildia cincta View Species Details » Common Name Seri dance ankle rattles Collection Method Purchased Place Collected Mexico Preparation Type dry in plastic bag Additional Notes

Pair of ankle rattles made from Rothschildia cincta cocoons. Label reads: "Pair of vintage dance rattles composed of cocoons of Rothschildia cincta (Saturniidae) made by the Seri tribe in northwestern Mexico. These…

Pair of ankle rattles made from Rothschildia cincta cocoons. Label reads: "Pair of vintage dance rattles composed of cocoons of Rothschildia cincta (Saturniidae) made by the Seri tribe in northwestern Mexico. These ankle rattles probably date back to the 1970s or much earlier. Purchased by Richard S. Peigler in January 2018 from an internet seller in Anderson, California, by mail-order. Price paid was US$330.00, negotiated down from the original asking price of $450.00."

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