Culture/People:

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)  Search this

Previous owner:

George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this

Seller:

George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this

Object Name:

Rattle

Media/Materials:

Scallop shell/shells, cedar bark

Techniques:

Strung

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Place:

Alberni; Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District; British Columbia; Canada

Archipelago:

Vancouver Island Group

Island Name:

Vancouver Island

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899); purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1927.

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Catalog Number:

15/4418

Barcode:

154418.000

See related items:

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)

Music and Sound

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws604332bd7-13e7-4ffc-ae90-cfac749282e1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_165671