id:			102957
accession number:	1921.1577
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.1577
updated:		2023-08-23 18:49:15.126000

Raven Rattle, late 1800s–early 1900s. Native North America, Northwest Coast, British Columbia and Alaska, Haida. Wood, pigment; overall: 31.8 x 9.3 x 11.2 cm (12 1/2 x 3 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of W. A. Price 1921.1577

title:				Raven Rattle
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			late 1800s–early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1850
creation date latest:		1900
current location:		231 Native North American
creditline:			Gift of W. A. Price
copyright:			

---

culture:	Native North America, Northwest Coast, British Columbia and Alaska, Haida
technique:	wood, pigment
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Native North America
type:		Wood
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

---

CREATORS

---

measurements: Overall: 31.8 x 9.3 x 11.2 cm (12 1/2 x 3 11/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

---

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

---

LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

---

PROVENANCE

	Obtained by exchange from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, with funds provided by W.A. Price
	date: 
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


---

fun fact:


digital description:


wall description:
Rattles featuring ravens with figures on their backs may depict the acts of shamans, whose exceptional abilities allow them to interact with other-than-human beings to control weather, heal illness, or locate animals for the hunt. Such rattles may have started with shamans but secular chiefs often use them during winter ceremonies, implying they are symbols of power.
---

RELATED WORKS

---

CITATIONS

---

IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.1577/1921.1577_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.1577/1921.1577_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.1577/1921.1577_full.tif