Making A Fish Skin Rattle
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| Database ID | 25640 | |
| Institution | Northern Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | DNS Academic Education Branch | |
| File/Item Reference | Binder #16 Cree Traditional Lifestyle/MakingAFishSkinRattle 1 - 35 (Shelf A3) | |
| Date of creation | 1976 | |
| Physical description/extent | 35 Slides; Colour | |
| Number of images | 35 | |
| Historical note | Photos of Napthelie McKenzie and Jemima Charles of Stanley Mission taken by Lois Dalby, DNS Academic Education Branch, as source material for developing northern classroom materials. | |
| Scope and content | A set of 35 photos of Napthelie McKenzie and Jemima Charles showing the making of a child's fish skin rattle -p01 to -p04: Napthelie cuts and peels willow wands to be made into hoops. -p05 to -p12: He carefully bends the peeled sticks into hoops and hangs them up to dry. -p13: He celebrates finishing this stage with a little jig! -p14 to -p15: The willows are tied into hoops with strips of bark. -p16 to -p19: His daughter Jemima Charles helps with putting fish skin over the hoop. -p20 to -p24: The fish skin, either maria or jackfish, is then sewn around the hoop. -p25 to p26: Small stones or seeds used to be put inside, but now shotgun pellets are used. -p27 to -p32: More sewing closes up the hole and the skin is trimmed. -p33 to -p35: The rattles are children's toys and may in the past have been used in dances. | |
| Contributer | Lois Dalby | |
| Copyright holder | Saskatchewan Learning | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Northern Saskatchewan Archives can obtain permission from Saskatchewan Learning. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | Department of Northern Saskatchewan | |
| Place | Stanley Mission, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 10 | |
| Cultural region | Subarctic | |
| Names | Napthelie McKenzie | |
| Subject | Art and Artifacts -- Handicrafts Family life Indigenous Peoples General Lifestyle Art and Artifacts -- Toys External representations Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1970-1979 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25640
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