Shaman's rattle
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1850
name: label: Culture/People
content: Tlingit
label: Previous owner
content: Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
label: Seller
content: Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1879; purchased by George Heye in 1905 from Bernard A. Whalen (1869-1942), who dealt in "Alaskan Indian Curios" and operated Whalen's Curio Store in Los Angeles, California.
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place: label: Place
content: Alaska; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Tlingit
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: 2875
label: Barcode
content: 002875.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
label: Indigenous Term
content: sheish'oox
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Shaman's rattle
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, hide thong/babiche, sinew, iron nails, paint
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled, stitched, painted, wrapped, aboriginally repaired
label: Dimensions
content: 31 x 14 x 9 cm