White willow rattle, containing a pellet bell.

Collection type: Object
Description: White willow rattle, containing a pellet bell.
Long description: Information from Wright (1983:173): made from specially grown Black Maul osiers. Made of 7 x 91 cm rods of uniform thickness. The butts are tied together 6.5 cm up, one projecting 2.5 cm. Each rod is twisted over two to the right, in the same movement as for a corn dolly. The bell is put in before the top is closed by tying and pushing the tips inside. The handle is lapped with a skein, and the longer rod is turned up with the rest to make a loop.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Worcestershire Evesham
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Ellison of Evesham, Worcestershire; Field collector Dorothy Wright; PRM source Dorothy Wright
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1997
Date collected: By 1997
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1997
Materials and processes: Material Willow Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Woven, Process Basketry
Dimensions: Length: max 150 mm, Width: max 55 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1997.11.99

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