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Object Number
39-39-50/4522
Display Title
Porcupine quill rattle - 9" x 10", bound together with plaited strips, filled wi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
kinyaguri
Object Description
Porcupine quill rattle - 9" x 10", bound together with plaited strips, filled with seeds ("kinyaguri")
Inventory Description
Rattle, porcupine quills bound with woen fiber ties, unknown rattling objects
Classification
- Percussion
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms
Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials
Porcupine quill, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 25.5 x 23.5 x 2.4 cm (10 1/16 x 9 1/4 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-39-50/4522
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