Gourd rattle. [AB [OPS Move] 6/2/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Gourd rattle. [AB [OPS Move] 6/2/2017]
Long description: Gourd rattle. With a rounded gourd filled with pellets, perforated at each end. Extending from the rounded end there is a rod of reed, extending from the narrow end is a rod of wood with a circle section. The rods are fixed into place with resin and are bound with red wool, beads and tassles. [AB [OPS Move] 6/2/2017]
Geographical reference: Guyana
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Guyana; Mazaruni River
Cultural groups: Akawaio
Person: Field collector Audrey Butt Colson; PRM source Audrey Butt Colson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1952
Date collected: 1951 - 1952
Acquisition information: Donated: 1954
Materials and processes: Material Gourd Plant, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Bead, Material Wax, Material Wood Plant, Material Reed Plant, Process Perforated, Process Decorated, Process Dried
Dimensions: Length: max 490 mm, Diameter: max 60 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1954.2.120

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