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Object Number
11-46-50/83128
Display Title
Witch doctor's rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Rattle, 3 round seed pods, 2 perforated, seed rattles, carved wood handle
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials
Wood, Seed pod, Seed, Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 35 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm (13 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
83128
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| |
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|
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