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Raven rattle. Culture: Native American (Tsimshian). Dimensions: 12 3/16 × 4 1/16 × 4 1/8 in. (31 × 10.3 × 10.5 cm). Date: 19th century. Most often associated with shamanic practices on the Northwest Coast, raven rattles are held oriented with the bird's beak
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