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Object Number
971-2-50/11566
Display Title
Dance rattles, used by men only, made of cocoons strung together with twine at t
Descriptions
Object Description
Dance rattles, used by men only, made of cocoons strung together with twine at top and bottom. Two rattles have beent ied together. Men would wrap them around their calves. (Marshall, Natural History August-Sept. 1958)
Inventory Description
Rattle, cocoons perforated and affixed to twisted fiber cord
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Kalahari Desert
Materials
Cocoon, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 119.4 x 1.7 x 4.7 cm (47 x 11/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
971-2-50/11566
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