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Bird rattle
Unknown Nuu-chah-nulth artistc. 1900
Maryhill Museum of Art
Goldendale, United States
The body of this rattle represents a bird. To create sounds, pebbles were placed inside it and the two halves were tied together.
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Details
- Title: Bird rattle
- Creator: Unknown Nuu-chah-nulth artist
- Creator Lifespan: active late 19th century - early 20th century
- Creator Nationality: Canadian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: British Columbia
- Creator Birth Place: British Columbia
- Date: c. 1900
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
- Physical Dimensions: w2⅞ x h2⅝ x d10⅞ in (complete)
- Media: wood, string
- Culture: Nuu-chah-nulth
- Credit Line: Collection of Maryhill Museum of Art
- Provenance: Collection of Maryhill Museum of Art
- Type: Sound Device
- Rights: http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/discover/about-maryhill-museum-of-art/press-room/images-for-publication
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