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Catalog Data

Donor Name:
Edward W. Nelson  Search this
Length:
107 cm
Length - Box:
27.3 cm
Culture:
Eskimo  Search this
Object Type:
Rattle
Place:
Rasboinsky (Razboinski), Yukon River, Lower, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
9 Feb 1882
Notes:
From card: "A closed rectangular box, made of thin pieces of wood lashed together, the ends an inch or more from the ends of the sides, lashed or hooped with split roots. The box is lashed to a round whetted stick. Near its upper end, below the box, the staff is decorated with white feathers inserted in small holes make in the staff."
Record Last Modified:
5 Apr 2021
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
82A00003
USNM Number:
E49057-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a7499deb-08cc-4f07-940f-510f52f9affa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8467598