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Da-ga-si
aka as the Eastern Box Terrapin (or erroneously referred to as a "turtle")
NOTE: It is important that you DO NOT collect these animals for rattles and it is ILLEGAL to possess them without proper permits.
The Terrapin is an ENDANGERED SPECIES and must be protected.
Cherokee Elders informed us that NO ONE should ever have more than FOUR (4) per leg anyway (this is historic tradition) and NO ONE is allowed to have more than FOUR (4) Total today by FEDERAL STANDARDS.
So, women use metal shakers today.
These are generally constructed from old tin salt & pepper shakers, but also may be made from empty tins of sweetened condensed milk size.