2003.112.2

Rattle made from the dried fruit of the Baoabab tree. The fruit is blackened and incised with circles each of which has a hole in its centre. The rattle is caused by the seeds inside the fruit. [JP 26/5/2004]

2003.112.2

Collection type: Object
Description: Rattle made from the dried fruit of the Baoabab tree. The fruit is blackened and incised with circles each of which has a hole in its centre. The rattle is caused by the seeds inside the fruit. [JP 26/5/2004]
Geographical reference: Mali
Africa > Western Africa > Mali; Bandiagara Escarpment Sanga village
Cultural groups: Dogon
Person: Field collector M. J. Hinchcliffe; PRM source M. J. Hinchcliffe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 2003
Date collected: 2003
Acquisition information: Donated: 2003
Materials and processes: Material Plant Fruit, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 80 mm, Length: max 220 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2003.112.2
Research and responses: Rattles such as this are sold to tourists visiting Dogon villages by children and are all decorated in the same way. [JP 26/5/2004]