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Catalog Number CAS 1986-0004-0059   CAS 1986-0004-0059; Rattle
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Musical Instruments
Object Name Rattle
Culture Tlingit (?)
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia or Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Area near Klukwan, Alaska
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Trade cloth; Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Deer hoofs; Thread
Description Rattle made from straight wooden branch covered in blue trade cloth and then wrapped in alternating bands of natural and dyed (red) spruce (?) roots; 4 deer hoofs are attached to one end with black thread and 1 deer hoof (probably had more originally) at opposite end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 7.5, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 20.4