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1996.21.1

Rattle made of a gourd.

1996.21.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Rattle made of a gourd.
Long description
Rattle made of a gourd with a stoppered hole in the base. The gourd is filled with seeds or stones to produce a rattling sound when shaken.
Person
Field collector Phoebe Somers
PRM source Juliet Pannett
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1960
Date collected
Circa 1960?
Acquisition information
Donated: 15/03/1996
Materials and processes
Material Gourd Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Seed, Process Hollowed, Process Plugged, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Height: max 250 mm, Width: max 135 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1996.21.1

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