Rattle Of Medicine Man Item Number: E16286-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
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."
Item History
- Made in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by Dr. William H. Dall in Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Received from U.S. Coast Survey during 1874
What
- Name
- Rattle Of Medicine Man
- Identification Number
- E16286-0
- Type of Item
- rattle
Who
- Field Collector
- Dr. William H. Dall
- Received from
- U.S. Coast Survey
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Sitka, Baranof Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1874
Other
- Accession Number
- 003195