Rattle
29-175-123
From: Canada (uncertain) | United States of America (uncertain) | Alaska (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-175-123 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Canada (uncertain) | United States of America (uncertain) | Alaska (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment | Metal |
| Description | Club-shaped, representing whale. Two sides fastened together by staple at butt and wooden pegs through front of head and behind tail. Eyes, nostrils, mouth, dorsal fin and tail are carved. Natural wood: handle, spots on body and outlines of details. Black paint: general background. Red paint: nostrils, mouth and designs on dorsal fin and flukes. Green paint: around eyes , groove between eyes, and designs on flippers. |
| Height | 6.5 cm |
| Length | 44 cm |
| Width | 6.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917 |
| Other Number | 6/8866 - Collector Number |
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