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Raven Rattle87.88.74
Raven rattles were used throughout the Northwest Coast by people of high rank. The delicate and elaborate carving of these status objects displays the skills of the maker. The body of one of these rattles usually represents a raven, with the head of a hawk carved on its breast. A reclining figure, possibly a shaman, is carved on the back of the rattle. The figure's tongue is joined to the mouth of a bird or frog - in this example, a frog - possibly signifying a transfer of power from one to the other. This may indicate that it was traditionally a shaman's implement. The most common historical use of raven rattles, however, appears to have been as dance rattles carried by high-ranking individuals wearing frontlet headdresses.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- paint and wood
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Shirt86.126.30
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection. Collected: Elizabeth Cole Butler
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- glass bead and wool
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Basket48.3.779
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- spruce root and grass
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Earrings48.3.757A,B
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- coin gold
- Made in
- Klukwan, Alaska, USA
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Child's Hat48.3.600
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- spruce root
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Chilkat Leggings48.3.550A,B
Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.
- Culture
- Tlingit and Tsimshian
- Material
- mountain goat wool, puffin beak, fur and leather
- Made in
- Canyon City, British Columbia, Canada
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Basket42.17
Gift of Miss Sally Hart.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- spruce root and grass
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Basket42.16
Gift of Miss Sally Hart.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- spruce root and grass
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Berry Basket18.3.15
Gift of Miss Henrietta E. Failing.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- spruce root
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum
Shaman's Rattle2013.71.10
The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Material
- paint and cedar wood
- Made in
- Northwest Coast, Canada ? or Northwest Coast, USA ?
- Holding Institution
- Portland Art Museum