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Object Number
85-7-70/37653
Display Title
Rattle
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
'Uli 'uli
Object Description
Gourd rattle. The gourd rattle, containing either seeds or pebbles, was important to maintaining the beat of the hula.
Inventory Description
Rattle, round and tapered gourd, loose material audible inside gourd, four perforations at tapered end of gourd, plant fiber handle, fiber inserted through perforations, fibers bundled and tied
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Honolulu County
Materials
Gourd , Plant fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 25.7 × 12 × 12 cm (10 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37.653
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885 - April 25, 1885)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-38-70/331 | Rattle |
Percussion
|
Honolulu
| |
| 36-38-70/332 | Rattle |
Percussion
|
Honolulu
| |
| 27-5-70/D2941 | Rattle |
Percussion
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37654 | Rattle |
Percussion
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 85-7-70/37652 | Rattle |
Percussion
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 29-76-50/H951 | Basketry rattle with handle |
Percussion
|
Liberia
| |
| 993-29-50/12323 | Gourd rattle |
Raw Material
Percussion |
Ghana
| |
| 988-13-50/12100 | Gourd rattle |
Percussion
|
Lome
| |
| 988-13-50/12099 | Gourd rattle |
Percussion
|
Togo
| |
| 44-54-20/15005 | Gourd rattle, large - decorated only with perforations |
Percussion
|
Tabasco
Sonora | |
| 99-12-10/53018 | Gourd rattle |
Percussion
|
United States
| |
| 46-77-30/9753 | Rattle, gourd |
Floral Remain
Raw Material |
Peru
|