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Musical rattle
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsBox Two - a paper label in the box said "Mista 1945-46, caisse 88 ?"; written on paper bag "3 J, ethnobotanique, hochet en bouleau et peau de caribou"
Date
1940-1945
Medium / Technique
Birch wood, caribou skin, pebble or shotgun pellet ?, fibre thread
Dimensions11.7 x 8.3 cm (outside diameter)
CultureIndigenous: Eeyou
Geocultural Area
Eastern Subarctic
Origin
Lake Mistissini area?, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM998.10.10
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of M. Jérôme Rousseau Ph.D.
Status
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