Rattle

69-17-1

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-17-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Pigment | Metal
Description

Painted black, red, and pale blue. Principal figure possibly represents a raven with head of hawk on its breast. On the back of central figure is a reclining human, red, with protruding tongue. Tongue is held in beak of another bird. Other bird-like representations carved on raven's breast. Eyes painted or inlaid shell. Handle at tail-end of bird. Wings of principal bird broken off.

Length 29
Width 11
Credit Line Gift of Thatcher Longstreth, 1969

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