Aeolian rattle, hung up to catch the wind. It has 6 pendants of wood carved to represent trade axes and daos (three each of axes and daos).

Collection type: Object
Description: Aeolian rattle, hung up to catch the wind. It has 6 pendants of wood carved to represent trade axes and daos (three each of axes and daos).
Geographical reference: Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India)
Asia > Southern Asia > Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Union Territory of India); Nicobar Islands
Person: Field collector John Henry Hutton; PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1930
Date collected: 28 August 1930
Acquisition information: Donated: 1930
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Width: max 25 mm one pendant, Length: max 310 mm Whole rattle
Object numbers: Accession number: 1930.47.19