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Exhibition History"Art des Indiens d'Amerique du Nord dans la Collection d'Eugene Thaw," Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, Somogy Editions d'Art, January 21, 2000 - March 18, 2000.
ProvenanceJames Economos, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Stefan Edlis, Chicago, Illinois
BibliographyWardwell, Allen. Tangible visions: Northwest Coast Indian Shamanism and its Art. New York: Monacelli Press/Corvus Press, 1996, p.258-259, fig.390.
Perriot, Francoise, and Slim Batteux, trans. Art des Indiens d'Amerique du Nord: Dans la Collection d'Eugene et Clare Thaw. Paris, somogy edition d'Art, 1999, p. 124, fig. 99.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.356-357.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 391.
Culture
Tsimshian
Rattle
Date1840-1860
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 5 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (27.9 × 13.3 × 10.8 cm)
Object numberT0173
Credit LineLoan from the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor, NYC
Label TextGlobular rattles have largely been associated with the practice of shamans on the Northwest Coast. Their similarity to the human cranium, as a symbol of the inner spirit world, is thought to be related to the shamanic realm. Globular rattles have also been employed by ritualists who function as attendants to ceremonial dancers, using the soft sound of the rattles to effect positive spirit presence and maintain calm in those dancers susceptible to spiritual possession.Exhibition History"Art des Indiens d'Amerique du Nord dans la Collection d'Eugene Thaw," Mona Bismarck Foundation, Paris, France, Somogy Editions d'Art, January 21, 2000 - March 18, 2000.
ProvenanceJames Economos, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Stefan Edlis, Chicago, Illinois
BibliographyWardwell, Allen. Tangible visions: Northwest Coast Indian Shamanism and its Art. New York: Monacelli Press/Corvus Press, 1996, p.258-259, fig.390.
Perriot, Francoise, and Slim Batteux, trans. Art des Indiens d'Amerique du Nord: Dans la Collection d'Eugene et Clare Thaw. Paris, somogy edition d'Art, 1999, p. 124, fig. 99.
Vincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.356-357.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 391.
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