Gourd rattle, globular, red; stick handle inserted and secured by round section of gourd glued into top; cordage carrying handle tied to stick handle; L (overall) 24.7 cm X Diam 12.5 cm.
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Navojoa Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mayo, Navajoa District, Sonora, Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mayo
Collector:
Ralph L. Beals
Collection date:
1931
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Musical rattles
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1931
Context of use:
Rattle used by "matachini" dancer
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 24.7 centimeters and diameter 12.5 centimeters