Object Details
- Culture/People
- Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
- Collector
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Seller
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Previous owner
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Presenter/funding source
- Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928
- Collection History
- Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
- Date created
- 1890-1920
- Catalog Number
- 5/4198
- Barcode
- 054198.000
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
- Object Name
- Rattle used to accompany whalers' chants
- Media/Materials
- Mountain sheep horn, glass bead/beads, wood, cotton cloth, cordage, lead shot
- Techniques
- Bent, perforated, wrapped, tied, strung
- Dimensions
- 22 x 15.5 x 6 cm
- Place
- British Columbia; Canada (inferred)
- See related items
- Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
- Music and Sound
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_58496
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fb282b2b-a4fa-4770-9dff-14162428621c
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