Elderberry clapper stick rattle. Alternating black and red painted bands.
Donor:
David Wayne Peri
Collection place:
Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Northern California; Bodega Bay
Culture or time period:
Coast Miwok
Collector:
David Wayne Peri
Collection date:
January 29, 1988
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Musical rattles
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
Used for curing and poisoning. Used with crystal, therefore red paint necessary. 1-157472 - 157500 and 1-157713-16 comprise outfit of Thomas Smith. Outfit was family heirloom.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 62 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: Found broken (David D. Herod). See accession envelope for additional information.