. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution . Musical Instruments from the Northwest Coast. EXPLANATION OF PLATE LVIII. Ceremonial Rattles from the Northwest Coast. Fig. 303. Shaman Dance Rattle. Of wood: ornamented with human hair. Cat. No. 9257, U. S. N. M. Tlingit Indians, Sitka, Alaska. Collected by Dr. A. H. Hoff, U. S. 304. Dance Rattle. Wood; ornamented with human hair and opercula. Cat. No. 73853, U. S. N. M. Thngit Indians, Alaska. CoUected by Lieut. T. Dix Bolles, U. S. 305. Snapper. Of two pieces of wood hinged just above the wrapped ha


. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution . Musical Instruments from the Northwest Coast. EXPLANATION OF PLATE LVIII. Ceremonial Rattles from the Northwest Coast. Fig. 303. Shaman Dance Rattle. Of wood: ornamented with human hair. Cat. No. 9257, U. S. N. M. Tlingit Indians, Sitka, Alaska. Collected by Dr. A. H. Hoff, U. S. 304. Dance Rattle. Wood; ornamented with human hair and opercula. Cat. No. 73853, U. S. N. M. Thngit Indians, Alaska. CoUected by Lieut. T. Dix Bolles, U. S. 305. Snapper. Of two pieces of wood hinged just above the wrapped handle and carved. Carried in ceremonial dances. Cat. No. 73796, U. S. N. M. Tlingit Indians, Hoonyah, Alaska. Collected by Lieut. T. Dix Bolles, U. S. 306. Rattle. Of wood; carved to represent a legend which explains how toads and frogs come with the rain. The latter is shown as springing from the eyes of Tkul, the spirit of the wind. Cat. No. 20583, U. S. N. M. Tsimshian Indians, Port Simpson, British Columbia. Collected by James G. 307. Rattle. Under side view of ceremonial rattle representing the double-headed eagle. T


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