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Source Description
Rattles that combine ravens, humans, and frogs are among the best known but least understood of the Northwest Coast object types. They clearly have mythic import and may have originated as shamans’ implements. But historically chiefs used them during secular parts of winter dances.
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Document identity
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102933
label
Armadillo
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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102933
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object
title
Armadillo
description
Rattles that combine ravens, humans, and frogs are among the best known but least understood of the Northwest Coast object types. They clearly have mythic import and may have originated as shamans’ implements. But historically chiefs used them during secular parts of winter dances.
date
before 1921
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79504378
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
cul
Colombia
accession
1921.1557
Source extras
tec
pottery
tombstone
Armadillo, before 1921. Colombia. Pottery; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of W. A. Price, 1921.1557
collection
AA - Intermediate Region
creditline
Gift of W. A. Price
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:33:43.546000
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102933
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Intermediate Region
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pottery
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0
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photo
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