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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist
Date1875-1900
MediumWood with paint
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 in. × 6 1/8 in. × 4 in. (31.8 × 15.6 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.473
Not on view
DescriptionThis oystercatcher rattle with its unusual carving on the back and black, red and blue paint was probably made for the tourist market.
Collections
Additional Details
Exhibition History
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 20, illus. 31).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 20, illus. 31).
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).
? - 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), 31, illus. 31
Signature
Unsigned
Inscribed
Inscribed in black ink on handle: E31
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1825-50
Medium: Wood with paint and abalone
Object number: 1984.470
Unknown artist
Date: 20th century
Medium: Wood with paint and lacquer
Object number: 2023.10.31
Unknown artist, Polynesian
Date: after 1770
Medium: Ironwood, also known as toa wood (casuarina equisetifolia or she-oak)
Object number: 2023.10.28
Date: 19th century
Medium: Iron, wood, copper alloy
Object number: 2023.10.52
Unknown artist
Date: 1875-1900
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Object number: S2018.2.137