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Vessel rattle

19th century
Object PlaceBritish Columbia, Canada
Medium/TechniqueWood, pigment, leather, shells
DimensionsLength 30 cm, width 8.2 cm (Length 11 13/16 in., width 3 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Graham Carey
Accession number1985.735
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceBy 1966, Arthur Graham Carey (b. 1892 - d. 1984), Benson, VT; 1984, by inheritance to his widow, Roxanne Price Carey, Benson, VT; 1985, gift of Roxanne Price Carey to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 1985)
early 20th century
mid 18th–19th century
20th century
19th century
3850–3650 B.C.
about 1910–20
mid-19th century
A.D. 1000–1500
before 1920
mid to late 20th century