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Gourd rattle
Object Number 89-39-30/54308
Display Title Gourd rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd rattle, incised geometric design with fiber stopper.
Classification
  • Percussion
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cadiveios
  • Guaicure
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Paraguay River, Shores of the; Paraguay, near frontier of
Materials Gourd, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 6.1 x 6 cm (4 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54308

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