Rattle Of Medicine Man
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1874
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. William H. Dall
label: Donor Name
content: U.S. Coast Survey
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "CUT OUT OF LIGHT YELLOW WOOD, ELABORATELY CARVED AND FANCIFULLY PAINTED. REPRESENTS THE DUCK (THE BODY FORMING THE RATTLE BOX) WITH THE MEDICINE-MAN (SHAMAN) ON ITS BACK. THE DUCK'S TAIL IS NEARLY UPRIGHT AND IS CARVED TO REPRESENT A GROTESQUE FACE, WITH A LONG BILL EXTENDING TO THE SHAMAN'S MOUTH, WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE SUCKING POISON THERE FROM; ON THIS BILL ARE TWO SMALL FROGS. THE HANDLE EXTENDS FROM THE REAR PART OF THE DUCKS BODY. LENGTH, 12 1/2 INCHES. NO. ON PRINTED LABEL 1,138 AN ERROR."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Baranof Island / Sitka, Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 003195
label: USNM Number
content: E16286-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Rattle
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 31.8 cm