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Rattle in the shape of a shell.

Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Height: 34 cm
Depth: 7 cm
Width: 10 cm
Material/Technique
Hair (horse), Fur (ermine), Yellow cedar wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV A 9499

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    who
    Charlie Johnson - Makers
    Dzawada`enuxw
    Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
  • Collecting
    who
    Erich Kasten - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Ethnology

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
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