Shaman's rattle with frog and beaver designs
- Date created
- 1830-1850
- Culture/People
- Gitxsan (Gitksan)
- Previous owner
- Goga Sienmidcaks, Gitxsan (Gitksan)
- Collector
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Previous owner
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Seller
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Presenter/funding source
- James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
- Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
- Collection History
- Collected from Goga Sienmidcaks (chief and shaman at Kitwanga, whose family crest was a beaver) in 1909 by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1920 with funds donated by MAI trustees James B. Ford (1844-1928) and Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
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- Place
- Skeena River; Kitwanga (Kilwanga, Kitwingach); Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
- See related items
- Gitxsan (Gitksan)
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 9/7998
- Barcode
- 097998.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Native Term
- haseex
- Object Name
- Shaman's rattle with frog and beaver designs
- Media/Materials
- Hardwood, sinew, hide thong/babiche, oil paint, lead shot
- Techniques
- Carved, stitched, painted
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 15 x 10.5 cm
- Record ID
- NMAI_105807