Raven rattle
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected between 1903 and 1908 by Charles Will Wright (1879-1968, then associated with the US Geological Survey and later the Chief of the US Bureau of Mines); purchased by George Heye from Charles Will Wright in 1909.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- circa 1875
- Catalog Number
- 2/1443
- Barcode
- 021443.000
- Culture/People
- Haida [Haena]
- Collector
- Charles Will Wright (Charles W. Wright), Non-Indian, 1879-1968
- Previous owner
- Charles Will Wright (Charles W. Wright), Non-Indian, 1879-1968
- Seller
- Charles Will Wright (Charles W. Wright), Non-Indian, 1879-1968
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Raven rattle
- Media/Materials
- Wood, paint
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 8.5 x 13 cm
- Place
- Prince of Wales Island; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
- Archipelago
- Alexander Archipelago
- Island Name
- Prince of Wales Island
- See related items
- Haida [Haena]
- Music and Sound
- Record ID
- NMAI_22702
- Usage
- CC0
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