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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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39-64-50/3474 | Seed pod in witch doctor's basket, 39-64-50/3459 |
Accessory
|
Angola
| |
| 11-46-50/83129 | Witch doctor's gourd rattle |
Raw Material
Percussion |
Angola
| |
| 39-64-50/3476 | Large heart-shaped seed pod, greyish-black, in witch doctor's basket 39-64-50/34 |
Accessory
|
Angola
| |
| 11-46-50/83132 | Witch doctor's necklace |
Necklace
|
Angola
| |
| 65-46-50/10784 | Seed pod rattle |
Percussion
|
Angola
| |
| 39-64-50/3477 | Large seed pod, dark brown, in witch doctor's basket, 39-64-50/3459 |
Accessory
|
Angola
| |
| 98-3-50/51309.4 | Rattles |
Percussion
|
Africa
| |
| 39-64-50/3507 | Piece of palm - belongs to series III of Witch Doctor's outfit for treating wome |
Accessory
|
Angola
| |
| 39-39-50/3908 | Rattle - 3 round seed pods on stick (zozozo) |
Percussion
|
Uganda
| |
| 40-66-50/5121 | Rattle used by women in divination |
Raw Material
Percussion |
Angola
| |
| 39-64-50/3475 | Two seeds in witch doctor's basket, 39-64-50/3459 |
Floral
|
Angola
| |
| 98-3-50/51309.2 | Rattles |
Percussion
|
Africa
|