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Musical rattle
InscriptionsInscription written in large letters in pencil on the inside of the handle reads:
Attawapiskat. 1968
Peau de grand brochet
Date
About 1968
Medium / Technique
Birch wood, fish skin (pike), thread, wool yarn, pebble or shotgun pellet
Dimensions10.1 x 2.6 x 32 cm
CultureIndigenous: Eeyou
Geocultural Area
Western Subarctic
Origin
Attawapiskat, Ontario, Canada
Object NumberM2010.19.38
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Jérôme Rousseau
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