Dance rattles

Museum number:
5-4131
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050004131
Alternate number:
RBL 43
Accession number:
Acc.2002
Description:
Men's dance rattles; cocoons containing ostrich egg shell chips; strung on 2-ply cordage; 115 cm long.
Donor:
Richard B. Lee and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Bechuanaland (historical place)
Verbatim coll. place:
Union of S. Africa; N.W. Bechuanaland; !Kangwa area; ! Kung Bushmen
Culture or time period:
!Kung
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Musical rattles
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1994-1995 #9: SFO Museum (April 7, 1995–December 1995)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dance rattles, accession number 5-4131, described as Men's dance rattles; cocoons containing ostrich egg shell chips; strung on 2-ply cordage; 115 cm long.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dance rattles, accession number 5-4131, described as Men's dance rattles; cocoons containing ostrich egg shell chips; strung on 2-ply cordage; 115 cm long.

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