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1965.3.41

Child's rattle made of wood and decorated with painted lines [JID 22/1/2020]

1965.3.41

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Collection type
Object
Description
Child's rattle made of wood and decorated with painted lines [JID 22/1/2020]
Long description
The wood has been sliced through at the end of the thickest part so that this block can be hollowed out and the rattles inserted. The two parts have then been glued back together. [HLR]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Malabar Coast
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Folk-Lore Society
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1950?, uncertain
Date collected
?1890 - 1950
Acquisition information
Donated: 1965
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Turned, Process Split, Process Hollowed, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 105 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1965.3.41 Other numbers: D.1900.55

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

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