Rattle, Cannibal Spirit Item Number: 16/8159 from the American Museum of Natural History

Publications

THE NATIVE AMERICANS: THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF NORTH AMERICA. TAYLOR, COLIN F., 1991, Publisher: SALAMANDER BOOKS, LTD

Item History

What

Name
Rattle, Cannibal Spirit
Identification Number
16/8159
Type of Item
rattle
Material
wood, pigment, string and stone
Overall
length 21.5 cm, width 12.0 cm, height 13.0 cm

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw: Gyop'enox
Field Collector
“BOAS/HUNT” ?
Received from
Franz Boas

Where

Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
Made in
Gyop'enox, British Columbia, Canada

Other

Subject
CANNIBAL SPIRIT