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Object Number
99-12-10/53086
Display Title
Ancient form of dance rattle
Descriptions
Object Description
Ancient form of dance rattle, round wooden base with puffin beaks attached.
Inventory Description
Percussion, rattle, circular reed-wrapped wood frame, puffin beaks attached w/ s
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Tlingit?
- Haida?
- Nootka?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Coast, USA
Materials
Wood, Bird beak, Sinew, Reed?, Bark?
Dimensions
Overall: 29.4 x 25.5 x 3.9 cm (11 9/16 x 10 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-12-10/53086
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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