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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 971-2-50/11566 | Dance rattles, used by men only, made of cocoons strung together with twine at t |
Percussion
|
Africa
| |
| 58-43-50/10316 | 3 strings of dance rattles made of cocoons |
Percussion
|
Namibia
Botswana | |
| 56-57-50/9868 | Dance rattles |
Rattle
Pouch |
Africa
| |
| 2004.24.32719 | Man's dance rattles, cocoons, ostrich-eggshell fragment, sinew |
Namibia
| ||
| 51-60-50/8810 | Dance rattle called jooroo - made of insect cocoons |
Percussion
|
Africa
| |
| 973-43-50/11680A | Dried cocoon dance belts; a) 46 x 1.5 in.; b) 39.5 x 1.5 in. |
Percussion
|
South Africa
| |
|
| 973-43-50/11680B | Dried cocoon dance belts; a) 46 x 1.5 in.; b) 39.5 x 1.5 in. |
Percussion
|
South Africa
| |
| 2001.29.17532 | Man sitting, preparing to thread cocoons on a string, making dance rattles |
Nyae Nyae Conservancy
| ||
| 2004.16.16 | Dance rattle with cocoons |
Special
|
Chihuahua
| |
| 15-14-10/86210 | Cocoon rattle |
Musical
|
United States
| |
| 05-7-10/64521 | Cocoon rattle |
Musical
|
Calaveras County
| |
| 04-28-10/64032 | Cocoon rattle |
Special
|
Upper Lake
|