Medicine Man's Rattle Item Number: E4120-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "CARVED WOOD. AN OVOID BODY AND CYLINDRICAL HANDLE, DIVIDED LONGITUDINALLY AND TIED TOGETHER WITH THREE PAIRS OF STRINGS ON EACH SIDE. THE LOP OR COVER IS A CARVED HUMAN MASK WITH LEAD EYES, AND A BOWL RESTING ON BACK OF HEAD."FROM CARD: "4120-1. 4120-ILLUS. IN J. SWAN, THE INDIANS OF CAPE FLATTERY, SMITHSONIAN INST., 1869, FIG. 44, P. 77."
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from James G. Swan during 1866
What
- Name
- Medicine Man's Rattle
- Identification Number
- E4120-0
- Type of Item
- rattle
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Received from
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1866
Other
- Accession Number
- 000886