Rattle Item Number: A7970 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small, mottled brown and white rattle made from horn, folded over and wired together along the sides. Handle is bound with swamp grass and has remnants of feathers tucked along one side.
Narrative
Collected by Wilhelm Helmer in Ahousat.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected during 1962
- Owned by Wilhelm Helmer before April 1962
- Received from Wilhelm Helmer (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) during April 1962
What
- Name
- Rattle
- Identification Number
- A7970
- Type of Item
- rattle
- Material
- metal, feather, swamp grass and sheep horn ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- bent, bound and drilled
- Overall
- height 3.5 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 11.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth: Ahousaht
- Previous Owner
- Wilhelm Helmer
- Received from
- Wilhelm Helmer (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ahousat, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1962
- Ownership Date
- before April 1962
- Acquisition Date
- during April 1962
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 10
- Accession Number
- 0076/0010