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Object Number
69-30-10/1782
Display Title
Rattle made of bills of puffin
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Percussion, rattle, circular wood frame, puffin beaks attached withsinew
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood, Bird beak, Sinew, Reed?, Bark?
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 28 x 4.8 cm (9 5/8 x 11 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1782
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
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United States | |
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| |
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Raw Material |
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|
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