Rattle
NA4965
From: United States of America | Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
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Object Number
NA4965
Current Location
Collections Storage
Culture
Tlingit
Provenience
United States of America | Alaska
Culture Area
Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section
American
Materials
Wood
Description
Old rattle of a hawk with a hooked beak. Used in winter dance.
Height
9 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Length
22 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Width
11 Measurement Unit Not Provided
Credit Line
Purchased from G. T. Emmons, 1916
Other Number
120 - Other Number
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
Seder, Theodore A. "Old World Overtones in the New World: Some Parallels with North American Indian Musical Instruments ." The University Museum Bulletin 16, no. 4. (1952): 1-66. See: figure 6
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Kaplan, Susan A., and Kristin J. Barsness. Raven's Journey . The University Museum, 1986. See: p. 43, fig. 26
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American Indian Life: 1776-1976 . Philadelphia: The University Museum, 1976. See: p. 25View related objects
Duff, Wilson, and Inuit Gallery of Vancouver Ltd. Arts of the Raven: Masterworks by the Northwest Coast Indian . Vancouver, BC: Inuit Gallery of Vancouver Ltd., 1967. See: Cat No 102
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Gunther, Erna. Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Exhibit at the Seattle World's Fair Fine Arts Pavilion . University of Washington, 1962. See: p. 61, fig. 38
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