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A wooden rattle carved in the form of an oystercatcher with abalone shell inlay | Donald Ellis Gallery
Top view of an oystercatcher rattle carved with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures | Donald Ellis Gallery
Detailed view of the head of an oystercatcher rattle with marine mammal ivory beak | Donald Ellis Gallery
Detailed view of the back of an oystercatcher rattle with figurative carvings | Donald Ellis Gallery

Oystercatcher Rattle

Tlingit
Southeast Alaska

ca. 1890

wood, paint, marine mammal ivory, abalone shell, sinew lashes

width: 14"

Inventory # N4466

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A metallic label affixed to bronze base reads: "abc within blue circle, N.Y. Art with A - 0266." Another inventory label with barcode and similar logo affixed to base.

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The American Broadcasting Company, New York, NY

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