DepartmentAfrica
Rattle
NameRattle
CultureYoruba
Datec. 1963
Place madeNigeria, Africa
MediumGourd, cotton strings, seeds
Dimensions9 1/2 × 7 in. (24.13 × 17.78 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Sam C. Thornburg, A.1975.12.38
Object numberA.1975.12.38
DescriptionConstricted o bottle-necked gourd. Black cotton string is wrapped around waist and covers lrge part of gourd with netting on which are tied onion-shaped white seeds. These form the rattle as the gourd is empty and open at the top.
1963
ca 1963
1987
Artist Not Recorded
1970s
late 19th century - early 20th century
Mid-20th century
