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Object Number 21-49-30/F282
Display Title Basketry rattles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Basketry rattles, cylindrical with squared tops, light/dark brown linear designs
Classification
  • Percussion
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Carib
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / British Guiana
Additional Geographic Terms Essequibo River
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 21.8 x 4 x 3.7 cm (8 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object F282
Provenance
Collector W. J. La Varre, Jr. (1921 - 1921)

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