DepartmentAsia
Shaman's ritual rattle-dagger
NameRattle
CultureYao
DateLate 19th century
Place madeProbably Northern Vietnam (possibly northern Thailand or Laos), Southeast Asia, Asia
Place madeChina, East Asia, Asia
Place madeLaos, East Asia, Asia
MediumIron
Dimensions15 3/8 × 4 1/8 × 9/16 in. (39 × 10.5 × 1.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mark Rapoport, MD and Jane C. Hughes, A.2015.71.10
Object numberA.2015.71.10
DescriptionRitual rattle made of metal. One end is flat and in a long oval-shape. The other end is a large ring, with smaller rings on it. The smaller rings make the rattling noise when the piece is moved.
early 20th century
Mid-20th century
19th/20th Century
Early-mid 20th century
19th/20th Century
Late 19th-early 20th century
Early - Mid- 20th century