RATTLE

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

RATTLE

Entry/Object ID

143/5572 B

Description

HANDLE ONLY/PLAITED/USED BY SHAMAN/PART OF RATTLE/ woven with a lighter wood/ red yarn at base/ 10 long X 1.5 wide

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Tlingit

Native American, First Nation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Rattle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Sound Signaling

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

10 in

Parts

Count

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

SIMILAR TO OTHER RATTLES SEEN IN W H CASE PHOTOS, 143/401, 143/369, 143/348; HOWEVER, DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS RATTLE IN PARTS A AND B MATCH THOSE OTHER RATTLES WHICH GEORGE MAY NOT HAVE PURCHASED.