Haida Salmon Rattle Horiuchi Worn by Elders during initiation

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

purchased from Foster White Gallery

14" x 16" x 5"

Oil in panel

Vomiting began again when we anchored twenty miles off shore and rode each wave like a roller coaster

Haida Salmon Rattle Horiuchi Worn by Elders during initiationBritish 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.