Red - shafted Flicker wing with Haliotis rufescens disc and clam shell disc bead attached by buckskin thong.
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:
ca. 1950
Taxon:
Haliotis rufescens (red abalone)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bird remains
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
1-157472 - 157500 and 1-157713-16 comprise outfit of Thomas Smith. Outfit was family heirloom. Flicker wing used to brush away illness; for its feathers for bone whistle and cocoon rattle. Used for curing and poisoning; used at any joint e.g. wrist,
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 16.5 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: see accession envelope for additional information.