Object class: Musical rattles / Collection place: Northwestern United States / Culture or time period: American cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-34324, described as Wood carved raven painted black, brown, red, and white. Modern piece.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-57886, described as Made of mussel shell covered with twined basketry; varicolored encircling zigzag bands on straw-colored ground; cedar bark and Xerophyllum tenax in spiral lattice binding.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-19095, described as Totemic wooden rattle; globular form, face on one side, killer whale (?) design on other; face is bird - owl, eagle, or hawk; made of alder. Killer whale design very doubtful (fide S. Weikel, 1964). Painted red, black, and 2 shades of blue. Bird and alder identified by Charles Brown.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-61610, described as Made of red ocher-stained buckskin over wood; rounded head; handle has green glass seed beads wrapped around it in 3 places; small bundle of dyed porcupine quills wrapped with buckskin tied to head.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-10874, described as Consisting of 3 concentric wooden rings with cross stick and pendant deer hoofs.

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 2-19094, described as Totemic wooden rattle in raven form, human being on back with frog on his stomach and hawk head behind his legs, raven "ears" connect with head of human figure, sparrow hawk carving on underside; alder; painted red, blue, and black. Frog sitting on human figure is sticking its tongue into mouth of human. Raven head with frog in mouth refers to a myth where raven took frog in its mouth and descended to the depths of the sea, frog acting as lungs for raven. Raven, frog and wood identified by Charles Brown.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-6490, described as Paddle shape. Two pieces of cedar wood pegged together, black pigment band and red band at distal end.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 2-36605, described as Deer hoof rattle. Attached by strip of red flannel to wooden handle covered with woven strip of basketry material.