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Object Number
2011.16.105
Display Title
Oyster catcher rattle, carved and painted; carved signature "John Hudson"
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wood rattle in form of bird with projecting wings and tail, hide thong wrapping at handle end, polychrome painted designs, segment of dowel glued to bird's feet
Classification
- Rattle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1971 or earler
Artist
John Hudson
Culture
- Tsimshian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
/
Metlakatla
Materials
Cedar Paint Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 35 × 9.8 × 9.7 cm (13 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 3 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.16.105; JOHN / HUDSON
Credit Line
Gift of Paul R. Lurie 1938, in Memory of His Wife, Barbara
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
(1971-)
Collector
Barbara Lurie
(1971-2011)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
(6/27/2011)
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