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Object Number
44-30-70/2264
Display Title
Rattles - cowrie shells attached by twisted fiber to wooden handle +
Descriptions
Object Description
Rattles - cowrie shells attached by twisted fiber to wooden handle +
Inventory Description
Rattles, twisted fiber cordage, wrapped on wood handles, mutliple shell extensio
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Guam
Additional Geographic Terms
Micronesia
Materials
Fiber, Shell, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 8 x 3 cm (7 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Provenance
Donor
Capt. Harlow T. Kays
(1944)
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