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Object Number 08-8-10/73023
Display Title Raven rattle
Descriptions
Object Description Raven rattle. Reclining man's head is flattened and hollowed. This and vertical piercing of raven's head for resonance or some symbolic purpose.
Inventory Description Carved wooden bird rattle, face on bottom, tail, human on back, painted, worn.
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 31.7 x 11.3 x 8.6 cm (12 1/2 x 4 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-8-10/73023; Alaska / 1880
Provenance
Collector Lt. Selim E. Woodworth (?)
Donor Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1908)

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