enclosed to form the rattle. The specimen shown in Figure 7 is
relatively simply carved with a human face, whereas Figure 8
bears an elaborate design of the Horned Owl. The obverse of the
rattle is selected for this illustration because it shows a very
typical type of Tsimsyan art in the surround of small faces; here
the eight faces are alternately full and in profile. The design

purports to be the bird's tail; the central portion symbolizes a
skull.