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Rattle
Object Number 69-30-10/1778
Display Title Rattle
Descriptions
Object Description Rattle carved in wood. Represents wood worm girl story.
Inventory Description Carved wooden rattle, painted, human face on both sides, serpent on top
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit?
  • Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 25.9 x 9.2 x 8.3 cm (10 3/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1778
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1869
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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