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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?
  • Nootka?
  • Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast, USA
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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