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Object Number 65-46-50/10787
Display Title Gourd rattle, 6.5" long
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, gourd, rounded body with narrow straight neck, perforated, seed (?) ratt
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ovimbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Angloa; Chileso
Materials Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 8.6 x 8.4 cm (9 13/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 65-46-50/10787

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