2022-27-53 (Rattle)

Native American wooden rattle depicting 2 faces with opposing expressions from the Northwest Coast. The faces are carved and painted on either side of the head of the rattle, which has a rounded triangular shape; one face appears to be happy, it has a large, upturned mouth painted white and black to simulate teeth, 2 small triangular nostrils, upturned eyes with black painted pupils and eyeliner, thick, arched, black painted eyebrows, and a triangle on each cheek; the other face appears to be angry, it has a smaller, downturned mouth painted white and black to simulate teeth, narrowed upturned eyes with black painted pupils and eyeliner, thick, arched, black painted eyebrows, an a smaller triangle on each cheek, there appears to have once been a protruding nose above the mouth. The handle of the rattle is a simple cylinder of wood which flares slightly toward the bottom. The head of the rattle is hollow and filled with an unknown material (possibly seeds, nuts, or small stones); there are two small holes in the wood at the very top center of the head, one on each side.

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