Rattle in the Shape of an Oystercatcher
possibly Tlingit
Tlingit
Northwest Coast
early to mid-20th century
Wood, rocks, paint and varnish
Overall: 18 1/16 × 6 in. (45.8 × 15.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Glover Street Hastings III
181.2.26117
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Northwest Coast
Not on view
Exhibition History
The Commanding Presence of Imagery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1989.
Provenance
Possibly collected at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Seattle, Washington (old # J.15); collected by Glover Street Hastings III, West Newton, Massachusetts and Bridgeton, Maine, 1920's-1930's; bequeathed to his daughter, Carlena Hastings Redfield (1888-1981), 1949; bequeathed to present collection [under the terms of her father's will], 1981.
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