Object class: Idiophones (instruments that produce sound by vibrating the instruments themselves) / Collection place: Africa / Materials: Cotton (textile) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Idiophones (instruments that produce sound by vibrating the instruments themselves) Collection place Africa Materials Cotton (textile)

1. Bells

Museum number:: 5-16762
Object class:: Bells (idiophones)
Function:: 2.1 Daily Garb
Dimensions:: max— diameter 1 centimeters, min— length 0.9 centimeters, max— length 1.5 centimeters, and min— diameter 0.5 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Western Africa

2. Rattle

Museum number:: 5-15203
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Musical rattles
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: height 44.5 centimeters
Collector:: Joan Wescott
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: unknown

3. Rattle

Museum number:: 5-7227
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Musical rattles
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: width 14.5 centimeters and height 20 centimeters
Collector:: LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: before 1968

4. Rattle/ drum

Museum number:: 5-13860
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Drums (membranophones) and Musical rattles
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Dimensions:: height 42 centimeters
Collector:: William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria
Collection date:: 1951