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Object Number
40-66-50/5121
Display Title
Rattle used by women in divination
Descriptions
Object Description
Rattle used by women in divination as to cause of illness of their children - made of two perforated seed pods on a stick
Inventory Description
Rattle, carved wooden stick with 2 perforated seed pods, hide cord.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bantu speaking peoples
- Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Additional Geographic Terms
Portuguese West Africa; Benguela Highland
Materials
Wood, Seed pod, Hide, Seed
Dimensions
Overall: 23.4 x 5 x 5 cm (9 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-66-50/5121
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Merlin Ennis
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. Merlin Ennis
(07/18/1940)
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