Culture/People:

Haida  Search this

Collector:

Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this

Previous owner:

Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this

Seller:

Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Raven rattle

Media/Materials:

Wood, paint

Techniques:

Carved, painted

Dimensions:

32 x 8.5 x 14.5 cm

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Place:

Haida Gwaii(Queen Charlotte Islands); North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District); British Columbia; Canada

Archipelago:

Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)

Date created:

circa 1890

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Samuel Prescott Fay (1884-1971, an explorer, naturalist, and mountain climber) and probably collected by him between 1912 and 1914; purchased by MAI from Samuel Prescott Fay in 1951.

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Catalog Number:

21/8859

Barcode:

218859.000

See related items:

Haida

Music and Sound

On View:

NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws667e0d132-6ff5-440a-9821-e35920194f1c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_233436