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Object #     2004-2/324
Object name     Horn (Musical Instrument), Rattle
Culture of Origin     Gitxsan
Maker or Artist     Ken Mowatt
Materials     Wood, Paint
Techniques     Carved, Steamed
Dimensions     L: 53.0 x 20.5 cm, Diam: 38.0 cm, W: 20.0 cm, D: 13.0 cm
Exhibit Label    

"Spirit of the Ancestors"-The double-reed horn is a type traditionally played to give voice to supernatural spirit beings during dance or shamanic performances. The artist has embellished this new instrument with an innovative and interlocking low relief sculpture representing a wolf at the mouthpiece end, entwined with a raven, a frog, and a woman.

Source     Mr. Arthur B. Steinman
Credit     Gift of Arthur B. Steinman


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