Raven Rattle
CultureKwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), British Columbia, Canada
Dateca. 1870-1890
MediumWood (probably alder), pigment, and cordage
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 3 1/2 × 11 inches (10.16 × 8.89 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineFrom the Estelle and Morton Sosland Collection
Object number2009.41.17
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DescriptionCarved stylized bird with reclining man and bird's head on the back; with handle as a tail.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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