Rattle Item Number: A7539 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Painted wooden rattle composed of two complementary parts connected with small wooden pegs and sinew. Rattle painted with eye designs in black, encircled with red line designs.
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Narrative
Some items in this collection are thought to have been collected by E. H. Verney, circa 1862. The seller, D.G. Young, mistakenly wrote in his letters to MOA that the EHV stood for EH Verity.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada ? before 1893
- Owned by Edmund Hope Verney and John Scott Young
- Owned by David G. Young before September 15, 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and David G. Young (Seller) on September 15, 1961
What
Who
- Culture
- Gitxsan ?
- Previous Owner
- Edmund Hope Verney, John Scott Young and David G. Young
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and David G. Young (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kispiox, British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- before 1893
- Ownership Date
- before September 15, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on September 15, 1961
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0053/0013