Ankle Rattle
87-34-20
From: Venezuela | Morichito
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 87-34-20 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Warao |
| Provenience | Venezuela | Morichito |
| Culture Area | Amazonia |
| Period | Modern |
| Date Made | 7/87 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Moriche Palm Leaf Fiber | Seed |
| Description | Band made of woven moriche leaf fiber onto which are tied hollow split seeds called sewei. Worn by men would around the ankle during two important rituals: the Nahamaru and Habisuka (always during the latter). Sewei. Made by Idamo Kabuka. |
| Length | 131 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Charles Briggs, 1987 |
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