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1924.60.3

Box rattle

1924.60.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Box rattle
Long description
Stems bound over cane at both ends and the middle to form a box. The ends are blocked by the cane bound on the sides which are blocked by the stems themselves. [HLR]
Geographical reference
Zimbabwe
Africa > Eastern Africa > Zimbabwe
southeast of Lake Mweru
Cultural groups
Chilikwa
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1924
Date collected
By 1924
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1924
Materials and processes
Material Grass Fibre Plant, Material Plant Seed, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length: max 230 mm, Width: max 330 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1924.60.3
Research and responses

According to Robert Nyamushosho (Lecturer of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town) this instrument has been made in a similar style to traditional Zimbabwean sitting mats made of river reeds bound together [MC 2022].

Search terms: Music, Dance, Musical Instrument, Rattle

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