Rattle Item Number: A4031 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Brown wood rattle consisting of two rounded pieces put together, each with a semi-cylindrical handle, creating a full rounded copper-shaped rattle. Along either sides of each piece, there is a hole to bind the two pieces together with green string. Handle is bound with brown string. Designs consisting of a face painted on both sides. On one side, the face is on the upper portion with circular black eyes surrounded by a green area with a pair of green and black u forms above, red nostrils, and four red teeth. The lower portion is divided into two vertically bisymmetrical halves by green with black dots and green dashes within while red is along the bottom. On the other side, the face is the lower portion with circular black eyes outlined by a carved diagonal tapering oval surrounded by a green area, a long green nose with red nostrils, and a green forehead. The upper portion has two inward facing profile bird heads with four green and black vertical panels in between them and two green panels above with green dots along the top.

Narrative

Part of the ceremonial gear of the late Chief Harry Mountain.

Cultural Context

ceremonial

Item History

What

Name
Rattle
Identification Number
A4031
Type of Item
rattle
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Manufacturing Technique
carved and painted
Overall
height 25.0 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 6.0 cm

Who

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Previous Owner
Chief Harry Mountain and Alice Mountain
Received from
H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Alice Mountain (Seller)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Collected in
Village Island, British Columbia, Canada and 'Mimkwamlis, British Columbia, Canada

When

Creation Date
before 1952
Ownership Date
before November 1952 and before March 24, 1953
Acquisition Date
on March 24, 1953

Other

Condition
fair
Current Location
Case 27
Accession Number
2008/0001