CARVED OF MOUNTAIN GOAT HORN (ACCORDING TO R. LINTON, 1953). CARVED HANDLE.

CARVED OF MOUNTAIN GOAT HORN (ACCORDING TO R. LINTON, 1953). CARVED HANDLE, INDIAN-REPAIRED HOLE IN BOWL.

CARVED IN SHAPE OF SHARK WITH CURVED TAIL, BOWL HOLLOWED OUT ON BACK. PAINTED DARK GREY WITH RED AND BROWN STRIPES. APPARENTLY UNUSED. RESTORED BY DONOR IN 1953: FOR DETAILS SEE ACCESSION FILE. BACK FIN PARTIALLY BROKEN OFF, PIECE INCLUDED.

CARVED OF COWHORN (ACCORDING TO R. LINTON, 1953). RELIEF CARVING ON HANDLE: 3INSETS OF ABALONE SHELL, 4TH SETTING EMPTY. CARVED HUMAN FACE. HOLE IN TIP OF BOWL.

CARVED OF MOUNTAIN SHEEP HORN (ACCORDING TO R. LINTON, 1953). CARVED HANDLE (BIRD AND HUMAN HEAD). CRACK ON BOTTOM.

OVAL WOODEN BOWL CARVED IN RELIEF. HAWK'S HEAD ON ONE END, HEAD OF BEAR (?) ONOTHER END WITH OPEN MOUTH AND INSERTED TEETH MADE OF PEBBLES AND ONE SHELL. RESTORED BY DONOR 1953, FOR DETAILS SEE ACCESSION FILE. USED AS A GREASE DISH.

RATTLE TOP: IN THE SHAPE OF A RAVEN, ON ITS BACK A RECUMBENT HUMAN FIGURE SUCKING A FROG'S TONGUE, FROG HELD IN BEAK OF BIRD'S HEAD. RATTLE BOTTOM: HAWK'S HEAD. LEATHER THONGS HOLDING HOLLOW TOP AND BOTTOM TOGETHER. SEEDS INSIDE? CARVINGS PAINTED IN BLACK, RED, GREEN AND BROWN PIGMENTS. SEE ACCESSION FILE FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF 1952-53 RESTORATION BY DONOR. TRIBAL AND LOCATION DESIGNATIONS BY WILSON DUFF, 1969.This object is on loan to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, from 2010 through 2027.Source of the information below: Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge website, by Aron Crowell, entry on this artifact http://alaska.si.edu/record.asp?id=716, retrieved 3-31-2012: Rattle, Tsimshian. During secret society performances chiefs carried raven-shaped rattles that portrayed the transfer of spiritual power from animal beings to people. On Raven's back a crested bird holds a frog in its extended beak, and through its tongue the halaayt of the frog enters and transforms a person or spirit in human form. Raven rattles, used by the Tsimshian, Haida, and Tlingit, are thought to have been first made by a Tsimshian or Nisga'a artist.

TWO FIGURES ON TOP OF EACH OTHER, BIRD ON TOP, HUMAN (?) ON BOTTOM. GROOVED BACK, SURFACES ON TOP AND BOTTOM INDICATE BREAKAGE.