GOURD RATTLE SA 043
ITEM TYPE:
Rattle
KEY WORDS:
Rattle, gourd, musical instrument
DESCRIPTION:
Gourd rattle. Bulbous head with long handle. Head contains seeds or stones. Carved decoration on surface, including bird-like figures. Sellotape around the middle, added after acquisition and is indicative of outdated conservation and repair practices.
FUNCTION:
Musical instrument
DIMENSIONS:
30cm x 9cm
MATERIALS:
Seeds, gourd, string, sellotape
PRODUCTION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES:
Unknown
CONDITION:
Poor/Damaged
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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