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Object Number
2007.18.12
Display Title
Men's dance rattles
Descriptions
Object Description
Dance rattles, men's; of cocoons, with ostrich eggshell pieces inside
Inventory Description
Dance rattles, cocoons strung with twisted fiber, hide strap
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1963-1964 or earlier
Culture
- San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Botswana
Additional Geographic Terms
Kalahari Desert
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 29.5 x 1.9 cm (1 3/4 x 11 5/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2007.18.12
Credit Line
Gift of Irven DeVore
Provenance
Collector
Irven DeVore
(1963-1964 - 12/27/07)
Donor
Irven DeVore
(1963-1964 - 12/27/07)
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