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Rattle

Rattle, consisting of two hollow hemispheres of wood, decorated with characteristic designs showing the bear and the thunderbird, secured with ties and containing stone pellets, the handles are bound by a length of withy: Americas, USA, Alaska or Canada, British Columbia, Tlingit or Tsimshian, mid 19th century

  • Culture:Northwest Coast, Tlingit; Northwest Coast, Tsimshian
  • Period:
  • Materials:Wood; Stone; Withy
  • Specific materials/techniques:
  • Decorative elements:
  • Inscriptions:Obverse: [Bear]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Approximate Height 230; Approximate Length 130; Approximate Depth 100mm