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Object Number 08-25-50/73617
Display Title Dance rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Neck ornament, leather straps, glass beads, curved metal dangling rattle feature
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda
Additional Geographic Terms Eastern Province
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 3.3 x 1.3 cm (7 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 08-25-50/73617

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