Haida Salmon Rattle Horiuchi purchased from Foster White Gallery

purchased from Foster White Gallery

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

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

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

Haida Salmon Rattle Horiuchi purchased from Foster White GalleryBritish 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.