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Object Number 98-3-50/51308.1
Display Title Gourd rattles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, gourd, tip of stem cut off, plugged withcloth, rattles inside
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Congo River?
Materials Gourd, Cloth
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 8.5 x 8.4 cm (7 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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