Rattle
Item number A8044 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Rattle made from bent wood with engraved designs in faded red colour. The head of the rattle is triangular in shape. The handle is wrapped in wool. The top of the rattle and the base of its handle are also fringed with wool.
History Of Use
Anthropologist Wayne Suttles notes that ritualists rattles are used for cleansing. They are currently used by the Coast Salish at Potlatches, when families are doing "work" such as naming or honouring the dead. In the past, they had a different use and were primarily associated with winter dancing. He notes that horn rattles were previously used to: "induce possession in a person expected to become a 'new dancer' (1987:107)."
Cultural Context
ceremonial; music; cleansing; purification
Narrative
This rattle was originally identified as being made of horn, but the material is actually wood.
Item History
- Made in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada between 1950 and 1962
- Owned by Chief Charlie Solwheymault
- 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
- A8044
- Type of Item
- rattle
- Material
- wool fibre and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- bent, knitted, painted and carved
- Overall
- height 11.0 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Coast Salish: Quwutsun'
- Previous Owner
- Chief Charlie Solwheymault and Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Accession Number
- 0081/0010
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