Horn (Musical Instrument) | Rattle Item Number: 2004-2/324 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Exhibit Label

Spirit of the Ancestors-The double-reed horn is a type traditionally played to give voice to supernatural spirit beings during dance or shamanic performances. The artist has embellished this new instrument with an innovative and interlocking low relief sculpture representing a wolf at the mouthpiece end, entwined with a raven, a frog, and a woman.

Item History

What

Name
Horn (Musical Instrument) | Rattle
Identification Number
2004-2/324
Type of Item
horn and rattle
Material
wood and paint
Manufacturing Technique
carved and steamed
Overall
length 53.0 cm, width 20.0 cm, diameter 38.0 cm, depth 13.0 cm

Who

Culture
Tsimshian and Gitxsan
Creator
Ken Mowatt
Received from
Arthur B. Steinman

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Credit
Gift of Arthur B. Steinman
Motif
Wolf | Frog | Raven | Woman
Collection
Burke Museum Ethnology Collection