Object class: Idiophones (instruments that produce sound by vibrating the instruments themselves) / Collection place: Africa / Accession number: Acc.4739 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Idiophones (instruments that produce sound by vibrating the instruments themselves) Collection place Africa Accession number Acc.4739

Hearst Museum object titled Bells, accession number 5-16762, described as string of brass bells (14) in 3 sizes (12 large, 1 small, 1 tiny). cast bronze round with attachment loop. decorated with concentric rings; slit opening in base brass pellet in each forms "clapper".

Hearst Museum object titled Bells, accession number 5-16435a,b, described as brass divining bells, cast. base is cylindrical which ends in a point. upper half features a woman nursing a child. bell is formed by her headdress, which contains a small clapper

Hearst Museum object titled Gong, accession number 5-16343, described as Wood, carved upper in the form of a head/neck. Base is of metal (iron?) Purchased from J. J. Klerjman

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-16729, described as dance rattle bracelet/anklet composed of half seed pods strung on twine (1 to 4 pod per strand) attached to a woven and or braided band which ends in a braided loop on one end and damaged attachment on the other. seeds are sepia brown. twine is probably sisel. Conservation: Tie end is torn away and a substitute thread has been substituted.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-16768, described as toy rattle; 2 seed pods with seeds or pellets inside. (a) has a clay or resin stopper to which a string is attached; the other (b) has a hole in one end, but no stopper or string.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-16753, described as dance rattle. belt of rattles constructed of palm (?) frond strips folded into pyramid shapes with seeds inside; segments are attached to a double cord which fastens together at the ends. Conservation: Twine on which rattles are strung is breaking in one place.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-16730, described as dance rattle bracelet/anklet composed of half seed pods strung on twine (1-4 per strand) attached to a woven and knotted band which ends in a loop at one end and a braided tie at the other. seeds are sepia brown. twine is probably sisel.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle fragment, accession number 5-16755a-ff, described as dance rattle fragments; 32 fragments of palm frond/seed rattles folded to form a pyramid shape. segments are/were originally strung on a double cord.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle fragment, accession number 5-16754a-s, described as 19 fragments of palm frond and seed rattles. each segment has either a loop or a tie end attached to one end of the fragment. each rattle segment is made from folded palm frond strips which form small pyramids in which seeds are contained. segments are strung on twine which forms the ties.