Globular Rattle
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
early 19th, possibly late 18th century
wood, paint, cotton thread
length: 11 ½"
Inventory # N4536
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cracked; some separation at joints
This finely carved rattle portrays a hawk representation on one side, while the reverse depicts a hawk/human transformational figure encompassed within a fan of tail feathers.
PROVENANCE
Mrs. Agnes Climie, Vancouver, Canada reportedly acquired by her father while he worked the steamship lines traveling the West Coast from 1900-1914
Maynards Auctions, Vancouver, Canada
Donald Ellis Gallery, New York, NY
Private Collection, Toronto, Canada
William Dana Lippman, Los Angeles, CA
RELATED EXAMPLES
Museum of Civilisation, Quebec City, Canada, Cat. No. VII-X-208 - See: Masterpieces of Indian and Eskimo Art From Canada, Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1969, pl. 101
Museum fur Völkerkunde, Berlin, Germany, Cat. No. 96.190 - See: Wolfgang Haaberland, Donnervogel und Raubwal, Munich: Christians Verlag, 1979, pg. 157
Peabody Museum, Salem, MA, Cat. No. E3497 - See: Wilson Duff, Arts of the Raven, Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, 1967, pl. 209