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Object Number
22-2-50/B2938.1
Display Title
Rattle and gong, hornbill beak and baton
Descriptions
Object Description
Rattle of hornbill's head (to represent various birds of forest: Ledger); this object is connected by cotton fabric to a stick (18-27-50/B2097) , which is also described in Ledger as a hornbill rattle. An additional "swatch" of cotton textile is wrapped around the stick along with a length of split cane. The hornbill is wrapped with textile tied off with split cane, to hold the rattle components in the head. A single feather is held by the cane wrap.
Inventory Description
Medicine bundle, bird beak w/ cloth cap, tied w/ cloth and fiber string, feather
Classification
- Medicine bundle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bene
- Fang
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Bird beak, Cotton, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 6 x 7 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B2938; 22-2-50/B2938.1
Provenance
Collector
George Schwab
(1922 - 1922)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-2-50/B2938.2 | Rattle and gong, hornbill beak and baton |
Medicine bundle
Raw Material |
Cameroon
| |
| 18-21-50/B2097 | Rattle and gong, hornbill beak and baton |
Tools
|
Cameroon
| |
| 22-2-50/B2936.2 | Rattle; made from hornbill skull & beak; beak tied shut w/veg. fiber cord |
Percussion
|
Cameroon
| |
| 09-7-70/74520 | Ear pendants of hornbill beak |
Earring
|
Luzon
| |
| 22-2-50/B2936.1 | Girdle of snail shell "bells" and hornbill hand rattle |
Belt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 38-108-70/1112.1 | Bird skull, beak and crest, some feathers, plant fiber tie, losses |
Bone
|
Nias Island
| |
| 38-108-70/1112 | Mask of tin and black fiber (for hair) with a hornbill head attached |
Mask
|
Nias Island
| |
| 2004.24.17265 | Effigy of flying hornbill for house rafter |
Bougainville Island
| ||
| 04-19-70/63130 | Wooden image of hornbill |
Sculpture
|
Borneo
| |
| 29-76-50/H1169 | Basketry Hat |
Hat
|
Liberia
| |
| 29-76-50/H1172 | Spotted-fur hat with feathers |
Hat
|
Liberia
| |
| 988-18-50/12500 | Heddle pulley |
Textileworking
|
Ivory Coast
|