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1938.36.307

Rattle of string and bamboo.

1938.36.307

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Collection type: Object
Description: Rattle of string and bamboo.
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Gulf Province Kikori District Orokolo Bay
Cultural groups: Orokolo (Western Elema)
Person: Field collector Francis Edgar Williams; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1937
Date collected: 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1937
Materials and processes: Material Bamboo Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Strung
Dimensions: Length: max 355 mm, Width: max 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.307 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 307

Search terms: Music, Toy and Game, Children and Childcare, Musical Instrument, Rattle

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