Rattle

Description

Rattle, or nagjutpalut, consisting of a cluster of reindeer hoof tips, attached to a deerskin loop, used on clear winter days to attract caribou: North America, Canada, Nunavut, Inuit, mid 19th century

Museum reference

IL.2021.17.69

Collection

Americas

Object name

Rattle, Nagjutpalut

Production information

Unknown
Nunavut, Canada, North America

Date

Mid 19th century

Style / Culture

Arctic, Inuit

Materials

Reindeer hoof, Deerskin

Physical description

Reindeer hoof tips attached to a deerskin loop

Collection place(s)

Nunavut, Canada, North America

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
world cultures, living lands »
ar.3

Credit

On loan from The University of Edinburgh