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Dance rattles
Object Number 56-57-50/9868
Display Title Dance rattles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattles, cocoons strung side-by-side on 2 sinew strands, hide ties at ends
Classification
  • Rattle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bushmen
  • G//ana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, Southwest: Bechuanaland; Chukudu, near
Materials Cocoon, Hide, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 104 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm (40 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 56-57-50/9868
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Southwest Africa Expedition

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