Rattle
about 1900
Object Placecoastal British Columbia, Northwest Coast, Canada
Medium/TechniqueWood (probably alder and birch), paint, gut, and rock material
Dimensions26.67 x 9.52 x 4.44 cm (10 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Elizabeth Wetherill McMeel and The Seminarians
Accession number1996.28
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to have been sold from the collection of an English country house to an unknown dealer, England; sold by this dealer to Taylor A. Dale, London [see note]; 1981, sold by Taylor Dale to William E. Channing and Co., Santa Fe, NM; 1996, sold by William E. Channing and Co. to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 27, 1996)
NOTE: According to William Channing at the time of acquisition.
NOTE: According to William Channing at the time of acquisition.
1850–66
