Yéil sheishóox̱ (raven rattle)
Yéil sheishóox̱ (raven rattle)
Yéil sheishóox̱ (raven rattle)
Yéil sheishóox̱ (raven rattle)

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Yéil sheishóox̱ (raven rattle),

ca. 1830-1860

Lingít
PU 5198
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Title
Yéil sheishóox̱ (raven rattle)
Dates

ca. 1830-1860

Medium
Wood, black, red, and blue pigment with abalone inlay, and pebbles inside
Dimensions
h. 31.4 cm., w. 7.4 cm., d. 11.5 cm. (12 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5198
Place Collected

North America, Laaxaayík Kwáan (Yakutat)

Marks/Labels/Seals
5198 written on handle
Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
ceremonial objects, rattles
Materials
wood, shell, pigment
Techniques
carving
Subject
people, ravens, performances, rituals (events), hawks, social status

Collected by Prof. William Libbey during Mount St. Elias Expedition in 1886; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1886

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