Rattle
NA4972
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA4972 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chilkat | Tlingit |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Abalone Shell | Wood | Hair | Hide | Copper |
Technique | Inlaid |
Iconography | Crane | Canoe |
Description | Shaman's rattle; in the shape of cranes and a canoe; old repairs with glue, nails, and inlaid copper strips. One inlay eye of abalone shell missing. |
Height | 18 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Length | 38 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Width | 12 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
Credit Line | Purchased from G. T. Emmons, 1916 |
Other Number | 71 - Other Number |
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