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Object Number
14-27-10/85871
Display Title
Shaman's rattle
Descriptions
Object Description
Shaman's rattle used in practice of Kitikshans, type from Kishpryeoux.
Inventory Description
Rattle, carved wood, pigmented, 2 halves secured with rawhide and wood nails
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nishga
- Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
<County>
/
Kishpiyeoux Village
Additional Geographic Terms
Skeena River
Materials
Wood, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 25.8 x 13.2 x 8.5 cm (10 3/16 x 5 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
14-27-10/85871
Provenance
Collector
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(?)
Donor
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(1914)
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