Rattle

Dance rattle in the shape of a raven carved from two pieces of wood. The raven's mouth is slightly open. The top of the rattle has a carved shaman figure reclining on the raven's back. The shaman's tongue is sticking out, protruding into the mouth of a frog that sits on their arms and legs. Behind the frog, a hawk's head is carved perpendicular to the raven's body. The underside of the raven is carved with a low relief design of a hawk's head with its beak curved downward and back into its mouth. The raven's wings extend away from the body on each side. Each component is painted with red, green, and black paint. The cylindrical handle protrudes from the rear of the raven and is wrapped with a leather strip. A copper nail also joins the two parts together at the handle. The sides of the rattle are secured with leather strips strung through perforations, some of which have dentalium shell beads attached.