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Object Number 44-30-70/2265.1
Display Title Rattle - cowrie shells attached to wooden handle by red, green, and +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Rattle, wood handle withmulticolored string fringe withcowries at ends
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / United States / Guam
Additional Geographic Terms Micronesia
Dimensions Overall: 23.1 x 3.4 x 3.7 cm (9 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 44-30-70/2265

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