Wood Shaman's Rattle possibly Tlingit, 19th century, classical form, carved in two sections with a slender oval handle divided into interlocking panels and bound with organic twine, stylized totem face (possibly a representation of a hawk), underbelly incised and carved in shallow relief, upper section carved as a bird in flight, rectangular implement in its open slightly curved beak, out-spread wings supporting a reclining shaman figure supported by his elbows, his body thrust upward and head arched back and resting on carrier's ears, his long tongue projecting into the mouth of the frog held in his beak of a kingfisher bird, backswept feather crest decorated with form line detail, black and vermillion pigments, 13 x 4 in., painted wood and wire stand, minor paint losses, museum deaccession number 668/61 in ink on handle. Provenance: Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe; Private Collection minor paint losses, museum deaccession number 668/61 in ink on handle