- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Clapper or castanets made from tortoise carapace [JID 16/1/2020]
- Cultural groups
- Naga
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1898
- Date collected
- By 1898
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1909
- Materials and processes
- Material Tortoise Carapace Reptile, Material String, Process Perforated, Process Tied
- Dimensions
- Height: max 85 mm, Length: max 335 mm, Width: max 180 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1909.21.148
Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Castanets
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