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Object Number 35-50-50/1373
Display Title Porcupine quill rattle - part of medicine man's equipment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Porcupine quill rattle, rectangular, sewn together w/ fiber, wood frame, stones
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wanyamwezi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Tanganyika
Dimensions Overall: 38.5 x 20 x 2.2 cm (15 3/16 x 7 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-50-50/1373

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