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Datec. 1850-75
MediumWood with paint
DimensionsOverall: 13 × 4 1/2 × 5 in. (33 × 11.4 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971
Object number1996.15.32
Not on view
DescriptionWood rattle carved on all sides with painted decoration in black, red and blue-green. Yehl, the raven, was the chief mythological figure of the Northwest Coast. The bird figure on the belly area is hawk, in this instance shown in association with a frog. More commonly the frog is shown on the top, held in the beak of the kingfisher, transferring power to the reclining human. Elihu Root was presented with the rattle as a state gift, likely during his service as U.S. Secretary of War between 1899 and 1904, or U.S. Secretary of State between 1905 and 1909.
Collections
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Exhibition History
2007
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Highlights from the Permanent Collection," February 19 - April 15, 2007 (no cat.);
2006
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Selections from the Permanent Collection," January 16- December 30, 2006 (no cat.);
2005
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Hamilton Collects: A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat.);
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 18, illus. 29).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Highlights from the Permanent Collection," February 19 - April 15, 2007 (no cat.);
2006
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Selections from the Permanent Collection," January 16- December 30, 2006 (no cat.);
2005
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Hamilton Collects: A Century of Curiosities: The Story of the Hamilton College Collection," September 29 - December 30, 2005 (unnumbered cat.);
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 18, illus. 29).
Provenance
1996: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by bequest of William G. Roehrick, Jr.
by 1956 - 1996: William G. Roehrick, Jr., by gift or bequest from Edward W. Root;
by 1937 - by 1956: Edward W. Root, by gift or bequest from Elihu Root;
date unknown - by 1937: State gift to Elihu Root.
by 1956 - 1996: William G. Roehrick, Jr., by gift or bequest from Edward W. Root;
by 1937 - by 1956: Edward W. Root, by gift or bequest from Elihu Root;
date unknown - by 1937: State gift to Elihu Root.
Published References
Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST (Clinton, NY, Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College; 1985) 29; illus., 29.
Thomas Nast
Date: published August 27, 1883
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 1944.1.15
Unknown artist
Date: after 1850
Medium: Cast plaster with pigment
Object number: S2023.3.1-3
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 19, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.265
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: possibly 19th century
Medium: Tagua nut
Object number: 1992.11
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Boxwood, mother-of-pearl
Object number: 1992.13
Thomas Nast
Date: published October 24, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.256
Thomas Nast
Date: published April 10, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.279