• Foto Number: INW-075B-34

The Tsimshian may have been the first to make raven dance rattles. This example represents a widely disseminated model: On the back of a raven sits a man whose tongue is being pulled out by a frog, which is, in turn, being seized by a kingfisher. The underside of the rattle shows a hawk. "Underside" is incorrect insofar as this was the side which was on top when a chief held the rattle in his hand. (28 cm, ASM)
ASM = Alaska State Museum, Juneau

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  North America USA Alaska Juneau human Tsimshian INW raven kingfisher frog rattle ceremonial object Alaska State Museum - Juneau