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Dance Rattle

2009.05.0280

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Artifact Identification Dance Rattle   (2009.05.0280)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Recreational Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Public Entertainment Devices
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date 1984 - 1987
Culture Dogon

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 33 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 16.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 8.3 cm
Weight 322 g
Measuring Remarks All measurements are of the gourd only and do not include the net. First diameter is of the large part of the gourd, the part covered with the net. The second diameter is taken at the widest point of the handle.
Materials Plant--Gourd, Textile, Animal--Shell, Plastic
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Stringing, Twisting
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography N/A

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Kieffer-Lopez Collection
Reproduction No
Reproduction Information N/A

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