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Object Number
41-53-50/5444
Display Title
Polished brown-red gourd rattle
Descriptions
Object Description
Polished brown-red gourd rattle; the gourd is in a string frame on which nut shells are strung
Inventory Description
Gourd rattle, polished red exterior, hole in base, long handle, empty.
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Belli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Belliyela
Materials
Gourd
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 8.8 x 8.7 cm (8 1/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-53-50/5444
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