Rattle

79-4-3E

From: Ghana | Tambi

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number 79-4-3E
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Nafana
Provenience Ghana | Tambi
Culture Area Southern Africa
Section African
Materials Grass | Stone
Description

Five identical grass anklet rattles. The wide bladed grass has been woven so that it forms a row of rough "pyramid" shapes which are hollow and filled with tiny (mud) pellets.

Height 6.5 cm
Length 20 cm
Width 22 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Dred Williams, 1979

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