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1942.13.1735

Medicine man's rattle. [BS [OPS move] 8/9/2017]

1942.13.1735

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Collection type
Object
Description
Medicine man's rattle. [BS [OPS move] 8/9/2017]
Long description
Medicine man's rattle. Metal rod with two sets of clapper bells along the length. Each set is formed of four radially arranged conical bells formed by roundly folding sheet metal. The top of the rod terminates with two curved, tapered, flattened lengths of metal, facing downward. [BS [OPS move] 8/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
South Nigeria
Cultural groups
Igbo
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Nailed, Process Bent, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Depth: max 128 mm, Width: max 120 mm, Length: max 1465 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.13.1735 Other numbers: 120795

Search terms: Transport and Travel, Ritual and Ceremonial, Insignia, Status, Religion, Music, Tool, Staff, Musical Instrument, Knife, Bell, Rattle

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