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Dance rattle
Object Number 18-12-30/F223
Display Title Dance rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, made of gourd with stick through center with string at one end
Classification
  • Entertainment device
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cayapó
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Araguaya; Para
Materials Gourd, Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 11 x 11 cm (10 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F223
Provenance
Owner Frederick Braun (1918)

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