Rattle

Description

Rattle, consisting of two hollow hemispheres of wood, decorated with characteristic designs showing the bear and the thunderbird, secured with ties and containing stone pellets, the handle is bound by a length of withy: North America, USA, Alaska or Canada, British Columbia, Tlingit or Tsimshian, mid 19th century

Museum reference

A.1947.189

Collection

Americas

Object name

Rattle

Production information

Unknown
Alaska, USA, North America
British Columbia, Canada, North America

Date

Mid 19th century

Style / Culture

Tlingit
Tsimshian

Materials

Wood, Stone, Withy

Collection place(s)

Alaska, USA, North America
British Columbia, Canada, North America

Associations

Collector: Lord Lansdowne

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Man and Music (16 Aug 1983 - 15 Jan 1984)
  Royal Scottish Museum

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
world cultures, living lands