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Object Number
37-32-50/2528
Display Title
Basketry dance shaker - used at same time as marimbaphones
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Rattle, basketry, gourd base, strap handle, seed rattles
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials
Gourd, Vegetable fiber, Seed
Dimensions
Overall: 13.3 x 16.4 x 11 cm (5 1/4 x 6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-32-50/2528
Provenance
Collector
Silas E. Johnson
(1935-1937 - 1937)
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