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Black Cod Hooks1-1640
Whale Harpoon Point1-10658
Black Cod Hook25.0/487FF
Black Cod Hook25.0/487C
Bird Spear234
Raven Rattle25.0/237

Round rattles similiar to nothern shamans' rattles are shaken by the attendents of the Hamatsa dancers to help tame them of their wildness. Raven rattles are chiefs' rattles used from Vancouver Island to Southeast Alaska. Headdress dancers use them in the Tlasula.

Culture
Heiltsuk
Material
wood, paint and cedar bark
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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