Details
NORTHWEST COAST RAVEN RATTLE
Possibly Bella Bella
In the form of a raven holding a glowing ember in its beak, a supine man with a frog on his stomach with its tongue in the man's mouth, the back of the frog gripped by a long beaked mythical bird, the underside is elegantly carved with graceful flaring wings, green, black and red pigment.
14¼in. long (36.8cm.)
Possibly Bella Bella
In the form of a raven holding a glowing ember in its beak, a supine man with a frog on his stomach with its tongue in the man's mouth, the back of the frog gripped by a long beaked mythical bird, the underside is elegantly carved with graceful flaring wings, green, black and red pigment.
14¼in. long (36.8cm.)
Provenance
Charles Ratton, Paris
Dr. Caby, Paris
Dr. Caby, Paris