Sistrum (rattle) of cast brass. Hollow handle, openwork design. Probably made by royal silversmiths in Gonder. Remarks: used by the clergy today, and thousands of years ago, in the worship of Isis.
Donor:
Cyrus Townsend Brady Jr.
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Person depicted:
Isis (Egyptian and Roman deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sistra
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1959
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1972-1973 #60: Fowler Museum of Cultural History (UC Los Angeles) (March 9, 1973–June 19, 1973)