Featured Native American or African

hello everyone had a question about a item that I question if it’s Native American or African it’s about 16” in length the donut shaped center is made out of some sort of skin and has a seed or something to make sound and if you look close it still has hair follicles attached to it and the threading is definitely sinew cause when you burn the thread it has a skin smell to it any idea if it’s Native or African and maybe if it’s a tourist piece or maybe something the tribe might have made for ceremonial use would be neat to know any Thoughts on the item would be greatly appreciated thanks Matt

 

I would guess Native American by the bead work design.

 

A single seed? Are you describing a rattle?

 

plains indian medicine rattle...... dance piece , tourist piece...new.... IMO.

 

Ya a single seed bronwen

 

Thanks komokwa for you reply do you think they would keep the hair on it for a Tourist piece Seems Like for a tourist piece they would remove that and for a tribeused itemThey would leave it on In my opinion

 

other way around , in my opinion.
if it was for native use it would be much finer than an item for sale....

 

Thanks again for the reply komokwa

 

Is the donut stiff and hard = rawhide, with something inside that makes it rattle? That would explain the unprocessed appearance. I agree with @komokwa that it is a recent piece, but not sure whether for use or sale.

 

Thank you as well 2manybooks for your reply it is stuff and hard and there is a single seed inside or a rock or something. Thanks again for the reply Matt.

 

That hairy photo looks exactly like Dr. PP's DPW. Ugh.