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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
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
- 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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