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Rattle made out of seed pods and cotton string
Rattle made out of seed pods and cotton string
Object Number 990-6-30/11571
Display Title Rattle made out of seed pods and cotton string
Descriptions
Object Description Rattle made out of seed pods and cotton string. some of the seed pods have broken off.
Inventory Description Rattle, seed pods and nut shells, strung on cotton string, broken into sections
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Seed pod, Nutshell, Cotton thread, Seed, Cotton string
Dimensions Overall: 41.5 x 8.9 x 2.6 cm (16 5/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 11
Label on object 990-6-30/11571
Provenance
Collector Eliza Thurston Butts (ca. 1890)
Donor Ellen Frothingham Dunnell (June 12. 1990)

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