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Rattles featuring ravens with figures on their backs may depict the acts of shamans, whose exceptional abilities allow them to interact with other-than-human beings to control weather, heal illness, or locate animals for the hunt. Such rattles may have started with shamans but secular chiefs often use them during winter ceremonies, implying they are symbols of power.
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Document identity
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102957
label
Raven Rattle
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
102957
contentType
object
title
Raven Rattle
description
Rattles featuring ravens with figures on their backs may depict the acts of shamans, whose exceptional abilities allow them to interact with other-than-human beings to control weather, heal illness, or locate animals for the hunt. Such rattles may have started with shamans but secular chiefs often use them during winter ceremonies, implying they are symbols of power.
date
late 1800s–early 1900s
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60762855
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Wood
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 31.8 x 9.3 x 11.2 cm (12 1/2 x 3 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
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Native North America, Northwest Coast, British Columbia and Alaska, Haida
accession
1921.1577
Source extras
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wood, pigment
tombstone
Raven Rattle, late 1800s–early 1900s. Native North America, Northwest Coast, British Columbia and Alaska, Haida. Wood, pigment; overall: 31.8 x 9.3 x 11.2 cm (12 1/2 x 3 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of W. A. Price, 1921.1577
collection
AA - Native North America
creditline
Gift of W. A. Price
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2026-05-29 05:33:52.777000
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102957
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Native North America
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wood, pigment
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1
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photo
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