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Object Number
03-33-30/62694
Display Title
Nut rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Strand of nut shells, on woven fiber band with 3 tiers of halved nuts.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Omiri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Bolivia
Additional Geographic Terms
Gran Chaco; Chamacoccos, west of the
Materials
Fiber, Nut
Dimensions
Overall: 69 x 12 x 6 cm (27 3/16 x 4 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Emil Hassler
(ca.1892)
Exchange participant
Field Columbian Expedition
(1903)
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