SQUARE RATTLE SA 042
ITEM TYPE:
Rattle
KEY WORDS:
Rattle, reed, musical instrument
DESCRIPTION:
Square reed rattle consisting of 18 reed stalks divided by reed structure, encased in the middle are stones or seeds.
FUNCTION:
Musical instrument
DIMENSIONS:
15cm x 14.5cm
MATERIALS:
Seeds, Reed
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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