Rattle

Native American (Tlingit)

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This unusual rattle depicts a double-headed eagle. Animals depicted on Northwest Coast rattles were almost always representations of those found in the natural world. The appearance of this rattle suggests contact between the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Coast and Russian explorers in the nineteenth century who would have carried with them symbols of the Russian imperial double-eagle emblem.

Rattle, Wood, polychrome, pebbles, Native American (Tlingit)

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Rattle, Wood, polychrome, pebbles, Native American (Tlingit)
Rattle, Wood, polychrome, pebbles, Native American (Tlingit)

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