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Object Number 30-66-50/H1293
Display Title Dance rattle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd rattle, with perforated slits, carved wooden handle, fiber tie at end.
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wakuongo
  • Wanyanambe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania
Dimensions Overall: 29.9 x 15 x 15.9 cm (11 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-66-50/H1293

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