Object Number | NA9465 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska | Killisnoo |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Pigment | Metal | Skin | Stone |
Technique | Carved |
Iconography | Bear Claw | Dance |
Description | Dance rattle in the shape of a bear's claw carved from two pieces of wood. The front and the back are carved with a hawk's head in relief. The faces are painted black, blue, and red. Six claws emerge from atop the rattle, painted black and red. Nails secure the two rattle halves together at the handle. |
Length | 23 cm |
Width | 8 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1923 |
Other Number | Shotridge #27 - Other Number |
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