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1930.71.20

Vessel rattle

1930.71.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Vessel rattle
Long description
Flask shaped gourd, the halves of nut shell are suspended on a loose net, the ends of the strings from which the net is woven are loose and plaited together at the base of the gourd. [HLR]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
By 1930
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1930
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Material String, Material Plant Nut-husk, Material Net Textile, Process Knotted, Process Plaited, Process Perforated, Process Netted
Dimensions
Length: max 263 mm gourd, Width: max 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1930.71.20

Search terms: Music, Musical Instrument, Rattle

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