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Vessel rattle
Native American, probably Haida
19th century
Object Place: Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
Medium/Technique
Wood, pigment, leather, shells
Dimensions
Length 30 cm, width 8.2 cm (Length 11 13/16 in., width 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Graham Carey
Accession Number1985.735
CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Idiophones
DescriptionBody carved in shape of raven from two hollowed-out pieces of hardwood, tied together at edges of wings with leather and cotton cord threaded through small tubular pieces of sea shell. Belly of raven carved with two faces; back carved with frog atop reclining humanoid figure and head of hawk facing toward handle. Painted red, green, and black. Integral wood handle bound with strip of leather. Stones (?) inside.
ProvenanceBy 1966, Arthur Graham Carey (b. 1892 - d. 1984), Benson, VT; 1984, by inheritance to his widow, Roxanne Price Carey, Benson, VT; 1985, gift of Roxanne Price Carey to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 1985)