Rattle Item Number: D1.475 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Gourd shaped coiled rattle with separate handle (part b). Fully imbricated in alternating cat-tail grass and red cherry bark with black cherry bark design of vertical zig-zag. Handle has wooden base and woven covering, beaded in alternating rows of dark and red cherry bark. Metal pieces inserted to make sound.
History Of Use
Used by a dancer in a festival" - James Teit, "The Lillooet Indians", p. 257.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada between 1893 and 1934
- Owned by George Henry Raley before November 1948
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller) during November 1948
What
- Name
- Rattle
- Identification Number
- D1.475 a-b
- Type of Item
- rattle
- Material
- wood, cherry bark, cat-tail grass, cedar root, metal and dye
- Overall
- height 18.0 cm, diameter 9.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx
- Previous Owner
- George Henry Raley
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and George Henry Raley (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1893 and 1934
- Ownership Date
- before November 1948
- Acquisition Date
- during November 1948
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 32
- Accession Number
- 1960/0693 a-b