Rattle
Basketry
| Object Number: | NA9357 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tsimshian |
| Provenience: | Canada British Columbia |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Spruce Root Pigment |
| Length: | 78.74 cm |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1918 |
Description
Cylindrical, basketry rattle made from split spruce root fibers. Tapers slightly toward one end and expands into a flattened knob at the opposite end. Decorated with circumferal bands of geometric designs likely made using pigments rather than different colored weaving materials.
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