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1907.85.9

Rattle

1907.85.9

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Collection type
Object
Description
Rattle
Long description
Made from 4 lengths of string which have shorter pieces woven through, the nuts are strung from these shorter lengths. There are 34 threads holding nuts and a further 12 from which the nuts have been lost. [HLR]
Geographical reference
Brazil
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Brazil
Rio Branco
Cultural groups
Wapishana
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
By 1907
Acquisition information
Loaned: 04/1907 Bequeathed: 02/1939
Materials and processes
Material String, Material Plant Nut, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 374 mm, Depth: max 46 mm, Width: max 160 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1907.85.9

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