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Museum Quality Native American Shaker Rattle Reproductions
These authentic, museum quality shaker rattles are exquisitely handcrafted copies of genuine Native American rattles that currently reside in museum and private collections. Our Native American Rattles are all exquisitely crafted, museum-quality replications created by Montana artist, John Yashinski
Special Note: John's Native American creations are not toys, but the rattles ARE made to be used. John guarantees his pieces and will repair damage from normal use, wear and tear at no charge.
Original Native American shakers and rattles were often adorned with hawk or eagle feathers. Our rattles are made to be as much like the originals as possible, but the artist does NOT use any illegal or restricted feathers for ornamentation.
For a larger photo of an individual Native American Rattle, please click on any of the links or pictures below.
|  ***SOLD***North Plains 1800's Native American Buffalo Bone and Deer Hoof Shaker RattleThis is an unusual, authentic Native American rattle made with a genuine buffalo foot bone and actual deer hoof "tinklers." It's typical of Native American rattles used by the North Plains tribes for healing and sweat lodge ceremonies. The rattle measures about 6 1/2" in length and gives off a pleasant clicking rattle sound when lightly shaken. It's made with braintan deerhide straps and hangers with round brass beads and accented with an ochre clay paint patina.
| | |  Blackfeet 1880s Native American Dog Soldier Shaker RattleThis colorful Native American rattle is a replication of an antique rattle in Montana's Bob Scriver collection. It's made with buffalo rawhide decorated with red and yellow clay paint and filled with pebble shakers. The grip stick is black birch wood with a very old faded wool wrap and handle. The thong wrap and fringe are braintan deer hide. Common feathers are substituted for the originals. The specific Native American society of this rattle is not known; however it was quite possibly associated with the Dog Soldiers.
Rattle bulb and shaft: 7"
| | |  Cheyenne 1880 Native American Hoop Shaker Rattle
Our circa 1880 Cheyenne Hoop Rattle is an authentic, accurate copy of an actual rattle from the Montana State Historical Society in Helena, Montana.
The hoop is handcrafted from bull elk rawhide, filled with small pebble shakers, and mounted on a willow wood grip stick. Genuine clay green and Chinese vermillion red paints are used to decorate the hoop. Our Native American Hoop Rattle uses Duck feathers as a substitute for the hawk feathers found on the original. The finish patinas are all "aged," and the leather straps and binding are brain tanned deerhide.
The rattle is about 9 1/2" in height, and the hoop itself is around 4 1/2" in diameter.
Note: Since this rattle was created as a museum quality replication of an original antique Native American hoop rattle, it is purposely made to look very old, somewhat distressed, and clearly used. The feathers are intended to look a bit frayed and discolored, as feathers on a 130 year old rattle would naturally appear.
| | |  Blackfeet 1880 Native American Weather Ceremony Shaker RattleAn authentic museum quality replication of an actual antique Blackfeet Weather Ceremony Rattle ca 1880 from the Bob Scriver collection, this unique weather ceremony rattle features a red and black trade painted "bulb" with pebble shakers, willow wood grip stick with braintan deerhide cover, and aged patinas. Of special note are two ca 1880 Venetian blue and red striped glass beads on the braintan elk hide handle strap.
Bulb and handle: 7"
| | |  Blackfeet 1880 Native American Rainbow Shaker RattleThis very colorful Native American Rattle is a museum quality replication of an actual antique rattle residing in the Bob Scriver collection in Browning, Montana.
As an authentic replication, our rattle is purposely made to look old, well-used, and somewhat weathered (like the original). But don't be fooled...these rattles are made to shake so to speak, and they carry a full guarantee.
The Rainbow Rattle (CA 1880) was used by Native American weathermen at their society functions. The "bulb" is made with buffalo rawhide decorated with blue and red trade paint and filled with pebble shakers. The grip stick is black birch wood wrapped in 1940's Pendleton wool and topped with a deer rawhide yellow and blue painted band.
Bulb and grip stick 10 1/2"; feathers 7"
| | |  Blackfeet 1880s Native American Grass Dance Shaker RattleThis is an incredible replication of an actual Blackfeet Grass Dance ca 1880 Native American rattle in the Bob Scriver Collection in Browning, Montana.
It features a bull buffalo rawhide bulb, authentic clay paints, black birch wood stick handle, pebble shakers, half-tan deerhide wrap with painted bands, wild turkey feathers, otter hide strap, braintan deer hide tie thongs, aged patinas and clay stains.
Shaft and bulb: 10 1/2"; feather 9"; strap loop 5"
This hoop rattle was created as an authentic replication of a Native American antique, it is made to look very old, a bit worn, and distressed to some extent. The feathers are purposely meant to appear worn around the edges, aged, and a somewhat distressed.
| | |  Blackfeet 1880 Native American Hoop Shaker Rattle
This incredible piece was created as an authentic, museum quality replica of an actual antique Native American Blackfeet (ca 1880) hoop rattle from the Scriver collection in Browning, Montana.
The hoop is made from genuine elk rawhide with an ochre clay and vermillion paint finish, accented with brass "spots," and filled with stream pebble "shakers." The willow handle grip is covered by a faded wool wrap and adorned with multi colors of ca 1910 trade beads plus otter fur band. The feathers here are from a Macaw, used in lieu of the original feathers, which are no longer legal for this purpose.
Dimensions: hoop about 4 1/4" across; top of hoop to base of handle about 10 1/2"; feathers are 7"-8".
Note: since this hoop rattle was created as an authentic replication of a Native American antique, it is made to look very old, a bit worn, and distressed to some extent. The feathers are purposely meant to appear worn around the edges, aged, and a somewhat distressed.
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