Raven Rattle Item Number: A6796 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Unpainted raven rattle with protruding tapered bird beak at one end and long, narrow and spilt tubular handle at the other. There are two complementary parts that join together to form the rattle (held by nails; no wrapped cord). There is a reclining figure on the raven's back that is connected to a frog by a protruding tongue. The back of the tail has a small bird face. The round belly is undecorated other than a thin ridge ending in a carved nose(?).
History Of Use
Ceremonial rattle.
Narrative
In 1963, Solomon Brown of Kitkatla (1886-1970) took two rattles (A6795-96) and a painted shirt (A6797) to Vera Webb of the Totem Pole Gift Shop, to sell them. He told her the items had belonged to his uncle, Dzagmgishaaytks (recorded as Zagumgish Hoiks), who had died when Solomon was a child. Vera asked Audrey Hawthorn at MOA if she would like to buy them for the museum, which she did.
Item History
- Made in Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Solomon Brown and Dzagmgishaaytks
- Owned by Totem Pole Gift Shop before May 1963
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Totem Pole Gift Shop (Seller) during May 1963
What
Who
- Culture
- Tsimshian: Gitxaala
- Previous Owner
- Solomon Brown, Dzagmgishaaytks and Totem Pole Gift Shop
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Totem Pole Gift Shop (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kitkatla, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 1963
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1963
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0111/0002