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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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Lidded Basketry Chest2.4E162
Sealing Harpoon Point | Harpoon Case86
Whaling Harpoon Shaft213
Arrows107
Dance Headdress1991-16/1

The cotton cloth is white. The cloth is cream. The skin is rabbit.

Culture
Nuxalk
Material
cedar bark, cotton cloth, yarn, cloth, ermine skin, baleen, skin, rabbit, eagle down and cedar wood
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Black Cod Hook25.0/487O
Cradle | Cradle Board1-2188

The cordage is cattail.

Culture
Chinook ?
Material
cedar wood, cedar bark, cord and cat-tail grass
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
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Paintbrush | ReproductionR-218