Rattle Item Number: A8051 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Five scallop shells--three small and two large--hanging from a wire loop covered with cedar bark.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1950 and 1962
- Owned by Jones Family and Jasper Peters
- Owned by Edith Bevan Cross before July 30, 1962
- Received from Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 30, 1962
What
- Name
- Rattle
- Identification Number
- A8051
- Type of Item
- rattle
- Material
- scallop shell, cedar bark, fibre and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- pierced
- Overall
- height 28.0 cm, width 32.0 cm, depth 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Jones Family, Jasper Peters and Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0081/0022 a