Rattle and rattle fragments

Museum number:
2-16885
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020016885
Accession number:
Acc.1941N and Acc.787
Description:
Decorated with puffin beaks, red and (Russian) blue glass beads. 1 rattle plus rattle fragments. Twigs wrapped in cloth.
Donor:
A. G. McFarland and Mrs. A. G. McFarland
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Kodiak Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Musical rattles
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1941
Context of use:
Dance rattle
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 15 centimeters
Comment:
Piece count: "1 + fragments". Based on similarities with 2-6480 and 2-6469 this object is attributed to Kodiak Eskimo.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Rattle and rattle fragments, accession number 2-16885, described as Decorated with puffin beaks, red and (Russian) blue glass beads. 1 rattle plus rattle fragments. Twigs wrapped in cloth.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Rattle and rattle fragments, accession number 2-16885, described as Decorated with puffin beaks, red and (Russian) blue glass beads. 1 rattle plus rattle fragments. Twigs wrapped in cloth.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rattle and rattle fragments, accession number 2-16885, described as Decorated with puffin beaks, red and (Russian) blue glass beads. 1 rattle plus rattle fragments. Twigs wrapped in cloth.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rattle and rattle fragments, accession number 2-16885, described as Decorated with puffin beaks, red and (Russian) blue glass beads. 1 rattle plus rattle fragments. Twigs wrapped in cloth.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Rattle and rattle fragments, accession number 2-16885, described as Decorated with puffin beaks, red and (Russian) blue glass beads. 1 rattle plus rattle fragments. Twigs wrapped in cloth.

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