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Musical rattle
Killer whale
Artist
Inconnu / Unknown
Date
1800-1850
Medium / Technique
Red cedar wood (Thuja plicata Donn), paint, spruce root (Picea sitchensis), pebble or lead shot
Dimensions9.3 x 20.1 X 4.3 cm
CultureIndigenous: Haida
Origin
Q'una (Skedans)?, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada
Geocultural Area
Northwest Coast
Object NumberME892.11.3
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Dr. George Mercer Dawson
Status
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