Rattle
29-59-92
From: Angola
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 29-59-92 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Ambundu |
| Provenience | Angola |
| Culture Area | Central Africa |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Wood | Seeds | Feather |
| Description | "Used by medicine man in fetish dance at night." A long stick at the end of which is a small perforated gourd containing shot. At the junction of the gourd and the stick are feathers wrapped with hide; also near the middle of the stick. |
| Length | 123.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Henry C. Mercer, 1927 |
| Other Number | 160 - Field No SF | Mercer 22603 - Old Museum Number | Mercer 22605 incorrect - Old Museum Number |
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