Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012

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Wooden rattle

mid 20th–late 20th century
Overall: 12.7 x 5.7 x 1.6 cm (5 x 2 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Carved wood, fiber

Classification: Musical instruments

Culture: Native American (Nuu-Chah-Nulth)

Object Place: Probably Oregon

Accession number: 2012.384

Description: Carved wooden rattle with fiber wrapped around end of handle. According to donor, this rattle belonged to the Native American named Took-Beak.

Provenance/Ownership History: Before 2011, purchased by Dale and Doug Anderson from Quintana Galleries of Native American Art, Portland, Oregon [see note 1]; 2012, gift of the Andersons to the MFA. (Accession date: June 27, 2012) Notes: [1] According to the donors, the rattle once belonged to the Native American man Took-Beek (Sea Lion Hunter), who is depicted in the large house post carved by Joe David (2005.373).

Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson