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Hoop-shaped rattle of bent twig
Object Number 35-115-10/5158
Display Title Hoop-shaped rattle of bent twig
Descriptions
Object Description Hoop-shaped rattle of bent twig; stick used as handle, hoofs as pendants (mountain goat or sheep)
Inventory Description Rattle, cloth-wrapped wood frame, circular, hoof points tied with thread
Classification
  • Musical
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 23.1 cm (9 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-115-10/515[9]8
Provenance
Collector Unknown (ca. 1885)
Donor Dr. Alfred Vincent Kidder (November 22, 1935)

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