Musical Rattle Whale Bone Item Number: E336576-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Used only by successful whalers. Feathered on handle section lashed with braided cord. Sinew sewn flap edges. Used in songs after whale is speared." Card includes small drawing showing rattle construction.
Item History
- Made in Cape Flattery, Washington, USA
- Collected by Miss Frances T. Densmore in Cape Flattery, Washington, USA
- Received on April 6, 1927
What
- Name
- Musical Rattle Whale Bone
- Identification Number
- E336576-0
- Type of Item
- rattle
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Field Collector
- Miss Frances T. Densmore
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Cape Flattery, Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Cape Flattery, Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on April 6, 1927
Other
- Accession Number
- 096074