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Object Number 04-45-50/64184
Display Title Fetish rattle, to call spirit
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, seed pod w/ seed rattles, round, perforated, black resin plugs, cracked
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 6.5 x 6.4 cm (2 3/16 x 2 9/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64184

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