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Shaman rattle

Description according to historical index card: Rattle - bird, snake - according to Jacobsen: Rattle used by a shaman to cure diseases and for dancing, called "Jättalle".

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Cultural attribution
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Depth: 12 cm
Length: 30 cm
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV A 1371

Provenance and sources

Production
who
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Collecting
who
Jacobsen, Johan Adrian - Collectors
Assignment to a curated holding:
American Ethnology

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