ITEM TYPE:
Rattle
KEY WORDS:
Rattle, cowrie shell, seeds, musical instrument, Bamileke, Cameroon
DESCRIPTION:
Small head of gourd covered by a string net woven with white/grey seed pods or small cowrie shells. The head of the rattle when shook produces the musical sound.
FUNCTION:
Musical instrument
DIMENSIONS:
13.5cm x 10cm
MATERIALS:
Seeds, gourd, string, cowrie shell
PRODUCTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES:
Unknown
CONDITION:
Good.
PROVENANCE:
NAME OF CREATOR:
Unknown, but it could potentially be associated with the Bamileke people due to labels from the Anthropology Teaching Collection.
WHERE THE ITEM WAS CREATED/MADE:
Unknown, but it could potentially be associated with the Cameroon grasslands region due to labels from the Anthropology Teaching Collection.
DATE MADE:
Unknown
ACQUISITION:
Unknown, but it was likely obtained by a PhD student of a member of staff at the University of Edinburgh during fieldwork and was then donated to the University of Edinburgh’s Social Anthropology Teaching Collection, where the Social Anthropology Department now has ownership. The nature of the acquisition is unknown.
ACQUISITION DATE:
Unknown
AUDIO RECORDING OF RATTLE:
Cataloguer: Zahra Abdalla
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