Object class: Idiophones (instruments that produce sound by vibrating the instruments themselves) / Culture or time period: Tlingit / Accession number: Acc.167 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-4620, described as Carved, painted red, blue and black. Shape is a raven with a hawk head on the undeside and a figure probably representing a shaman on the back (fide Vera Mae Fredrickson). Raven's "ears" connect with head of human figure (fide Charles Brown).

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-4608, described as Representing a human face, has human hair.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-4619, described as Carved bird, raven. Painted red, pale green, pale blue and black. "Raven's "ears" connect with human figure's head" fide Charles Brown, June 1964.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-4805, described as Made of copper; sea animal face with fins on side of face. "Native copper, new handle" (fide John Witthoft, University Museum, Philadelphia). Identification of sea animal and use by Charles Brown, June 1964.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-4609, described as 2 pieces of wood fastened with pebbles inside. Painted anthropomorphic face in red and black.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-4618, described as Bird shaped (loon with otter and 2 frogs on back); carving of sparrow hawk on underside; painted red, blue and black.