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Object Number
14-27-10/85894
Display Title
Hamatsa rattle. Used in the winter dance
Descriptions
Object Description
Hamatsa rattle. Made of maple or alder wood and shredded bark of red cedar. Used in the winter dance.
Inventory Description
Rattle
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Vancouver Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Alert Bay
Materials
Wood Cedar bark Twine Cotton string
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 13 x 22.5 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(?)
Donor
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(1914)
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