Rattle

NA8510

From: United States of America | Alaska | Sitka

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8510
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Sitka
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Sitka Kaagwaantaan Clan | Eagle's Nest House
Section American
Materials Wood
Description

Wooden rattle with a large ovoid head that thins toward the edges, giving the appearance of a seed. Made from two similar halves joined together with a binding agent. Cylindrical handle. Undecorated.

Length 22.5 cm
Width 9.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1918
Other Number RT3 - Field No SF

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