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Object Number 29-4-50/H766
Display Title Dance rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, metal half-moon rattle with 2 balls inside, carved wood handle, incised
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Azande Abandia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Additional Geographic Terms Uele-I-Timbiri District; Bili, near
Dimensions Overall: 25.6 x 6.8 x 2.1 cm (10 1/16 x 2 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H/766

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