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| Maker(s): | Child, Mettya | | Culture: | Native American; Kwakiutl; Northwest Coast
| | Title: | Spectator Rattle
| | Date Made: | 1991
| | Type: | Ceremonial
| | Materials: | wood
| | Measurements: | Overall: 10 1/2 x 3 1/4 in; 26.7 x 8.3 cm; Base: 1 3/4 x 5 3/8 in; 4.4 x 13.7 cm
| | Accession Number: | SC 2020.25.1
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Katherine Gabel, class of 1959, and Dean of the School for Social Work, 1976-1985
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description: Sculpted head mounted on a pole, attached to a base; hair is attached to the head; the face is painted with geometric and colorful designs; the sculpture rattles when shaken; signed by the artist on bottom
Tags: rattles; heads Subjects: Head--Anatomy Link to share this object record: https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=SC+2020.25.1 |
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