Haida or Tlingit, NWC, North America
\nWood and pigment
\nSize 14\u201d
\nLate 18th\/early 19th C.
\nOld break to nose on under side, minor warp to body, handle wrap missing
\nProvenance: The Proctor Stafford Collection<\/p>\n
This fine, old and worn rattle has seen much use as evidenced by the shine on the handle. Carved to depict a box of daylight held in the raven\u2019s beak, with the humanoid figure sharing power through its tongue with a frog, which in turn is clutched in the beak of a kingfisher. There is a raptor carved and painted on the underside.<\/p>\n