Carved Wooden Rattle (Shisha) Item Number: E89079-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Design: "Hoonyeh" the raven, its body hollowed to form the body of the rattle. On its breast is the conventional head of "Skamson" the sparrow hawk, on its back the prostrate form of "Ka-ka-tete" the whistling demon. The tail of the raven turns up forming the head of a king fisher, its beak plucking out the tongue of the demon. Carved by Ellsworth [a.k.a. Ellswarsh] a Skiddegate carver."Per the entry on E89186 in the website http://alaska.si.edu/, Ellsworth or Ellswarsh may refer to Daniel Eldjiwus [a.k.a. Daniel Elljuuwas], a chief and builder of the House of Contentment at Skidegate.
Item History
- Made in Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected by James G. Swan in Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada during October 1883
- Received on December 21, 1883
What
- Name
- Carved Wooden Rattle (Shisha)
- Identification Number
- E89079-0
- Type of Item
- rattle
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during October 1883
- Acquisition Date
- on December 21, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 013804