Rattle; a long band of woven twine; with pendants of seed beads suspended from it. Length ca. 70 cm
Donor:
LeRoy M. Law
Collection place:
Southwest Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Southwest Nigeria; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Materials:
Seed (material) and Twine
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Musical rattles
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
Worn around ankles, used in dances
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975) and S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975)