Sistrum

Museum number:

5-4636

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Alternate number:

B-63 (field number)

Accession number:

Acc.2078

Description:

Brass sistrum with wood handle.

Donor:

Frederick C. Gamst and University Appropriation

Collection place:

Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Culture or time period:

Amhara

Collector:

Frederick C. Gamst

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Sistra

Function:

5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments

Accession date:

1966

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)

Comment:

Used in Christian church ceremonies when priests chant and dance.

Loans:

S1967-1968 #58: KQED Television (November 28, 1967–November 30, 1967) and S1969-1970 #103: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (April 2, 1970–July 21, 1971)

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