Rattle consisting of a wooden handle decorated with a basketry woven cover. This decoration also has the practical purpose of holding down the fibres from which the hemispherical pieces of shell are hung. There are 8 strands of fibre each of which holds 6 nuts, the fibres are knotted together at the bottom below the lowest shell. One of the fibres has been repaired with a length of string. [HLR]

Collection type: Object
Description: Rattle consisting of a wooden handle decorated with a basketry woven cover. This decoration also has the practical purpose of holding down the fibres from which the hemispherical pieces of shell are hung. There are 8 strands of fibre each of which holds 6 nuts, the fibres are knotted together at the bottom below the lowest shell. One of the fibres has been repaired with a length of string. [HLR]
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria; Cross River Aro
Cultural groups: Ibibio
Person: Field collector W. E. Aston-Smith; PRM source W. E. Aston-Smith; PRM source Marjorie Perham
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: By 1936
Acquisition information: Donated: 1936
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Nut-shell, Material Plant Fibre, Process Woven, Process Knotted, Process Basketry, Process Repaired (local)
Dimensions: Length: max 447 mm, Depth: max 82 mm, Width: max 167 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1936.5.11

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