About Rattles for Ramah
Artists Cat and Harriette Tsosie are collaborating with Animal Protection New Mexico (APNM) to raise funds in support of the Ramah Navajo People and horses. The project, known as “Rattles for Ramah,” offers art collectors an opportunity to purchase one of the Tsosies’ intricate ceremonial gourd rattles. The rattles will be offered for sale online beginning June 1st and culminating on June 16th, ending in time for items to be mailed as Father’s Day gifts.
Proceeds from sale of the rattles will go to APNM to be earmarked for APNM’s partnership with Ramah Navajo Chapter, which provides essential services to the community: veterinary care, feed, and gelding/contraception services for the health of horses in the community; and sustained deliveries of fresh and plant-based food for human residents of the community.
These rattles are collectable art objects. They are not toys and could pose a choking hazard for small children.
Please note there is only one of each rattle listed below. Shipping is free.
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Abstract #1
11” circumference
$102
Abstract #2
13” circumference
$132
Buffalo Tracks
16” circumference
$162
Beaded Buffalo Tracks
14” circumference
$132
Deer Emerging
17” circumference
$162
Double Gourd with Planets
16” circumference
$192
Double Gourd
18” circumference
$192
Starry Night
14” circumference
$132
Turtle Swimming
13” circumference
$132
Two Turtles
15” circumference
$132
Abstract 3
13” circumference
$132
Beaded Handle
13” circumference
$142
Beaded Stars
14” circumference
$132
Birds of a Feather
16” circumference
$162
Black Hole #2
13” circumference
$132
Butterflies
12” circumference
$132
North Star
11” circumference
$102
Red Stripe
13” circumference
$132
Star with Red
8” circumference
$102
Buildings
13” circumference
$132
Butterflies on Red
14” circumference
$132
Circles
13” circumference
$132
Corn
13” circumference
$132
Lightning
14” circumference
$132
Although part of the greater Navajo Nation, the Ramah Chapter has a strong independent history (more at ramahnavajo.org). Ramah Navajo is not adjacent to the main Navajo Nation, but lies in parts of New Mexico’s Cibola and McKinley counties and is east of Zuni Pueblo. The Ramah Navajo Community historically has been independent and a self- sustaining community and encourages its youth to pursue an education and return to strengthen the community. Ramah Navajo’s resident population is about 3,500 persons.
The Ramah Navajo Command Team has kept the community safe during the pandemic by partnering with APNM and many others to secure donations of essential supplies and food, including food for animals, and has conducted monthly drive-through and regular in-person distributions of supplies to families facing food insecurity. Many families have multiple members who have lost income due to COVID-19, while the cost of goods and supplies has increased.
