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Raven dance rattle
Raven dance rattle
Date1850-75
MediumWood with paint
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 in. × 3 in. × 3 1/4 in. (26.7 × 7.6 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.472
Not on view
DescriptionWood rattle carved in the shape of two birds with human and frog figures. The polychrome colors of this rattle are black, Chinese red and "Ricketts Blue," made from laundry bluing.
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Exhibition History 1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 19, illus. 30).

Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
? - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Published References WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST exh. cat. (Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 30, illus. 30
Inscribed Inscribed in ink on verso at top of handle: E38
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