Shaman's rattle in the form of an animal's head
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1890
name: label: Culture/People
content: Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
label: Previous owner
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Seller
content: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer); purchased by MAI from Grace Nicholson in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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place: label: Place
content: Kitkatla (Lax Klan); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Tsimshian (Ts’msyen)
label: See related items
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 6/1055
label: Barcode
content: 061055.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shaman's rattle in the form of an animal's head
label: Media/Materials
content: Hardwood, hide thong/babiche, cedar bark, iron alloy, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted
label: Dimensions
content: 20.5 x 11.5 x 9.5 cm