Haida Salmon Rattle Horiuchi 12 x 24 in

12 x 24 in

House outlined with three-quarter length nude woman seen through easel to the right

Worn by Elders during initiation ceremonies and fixed in the Men’s House representing a clan and ancestral spirit

Last purchased from Quinn's Auction House by the grandson of Jimmy Stewart

Haida Salmon Rattle Horiuchi 12 x 24 inBritish Columbia Mineral paint 1890 Height 3 3 4" Length 11 3 4" Provenance: Wisconsin Trade Animals indigenous to the Northwest Coast region play prominent roles in everyday life. Rattles were part of chiefs ceremonial dance regalia; often used in potlatch and other ceremonies. Warm well used patina.