Tlingit Raven rattle 19th C from NW coast of USA - British Columbia, Canada or Alaska. Racven rattles are iconic in Northwest Coast art carried bt chiefs but with shamanic associations. Here the Raven has a hawks face carved on the breast. The human figure lying on his back links tongues with a bird whose crest feathers represent the ravens tail.
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Tlingit Raven rattle 19th C from NW coast of USA - British Columbia, Canada or Alaska. Racven rattles are iconic in Northwest Coast art carried bt chiefs but with shamanic associations. Here the Raven has a hawks face carved on the breast. The human figure lying on his back links tongues with a bird whose crest feathers represent the ravens tail.
Photo ID: 013256
Author: David Tipling / Birdphoto.co.uk
David Tipling / Birdphoto.co.uk
Photo size: 16.2 Mpixels (46.2 MB uncompressed) - 4928x3280 pixels (16.4x10.9 in / 41.7x27.8 cm at 300 ppi)