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1941.8.239

Dance jingle half nut-shells strung on cotton & attached to stick. [RR 9/1/2020]

1941.8.239

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dance jingle half nut-shells strung on cotton & attached to stick. [RR 9/1/2020]
Long description
Rattle of a woven length of string from which is suspended 70 nut shells (one missing) each attached to a double twisted piece of fibre which has been woven as the weft. [HLR]
Cultural groups
Macusi
Person
Field collector James Williams
PRM source Mrs James Williams
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1941
Date collected
By 1941
Acquisition information
Donated: 1941
Materials and processes
Material Plant Nut-shell, Material Wood Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Woven, Process Split, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Height: max 410 mm, Width: max 585 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1941.8.239

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