Sakare

NameRattle

CultureYoruba

Date1963

Place madeNIGERIA, Africa

Mediumgourd, cotton string, seeds

DimensionsOverall: 10 in. (25.5 cm) x 7 1/4 in.(18.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1965.28.23

Object numberFA.1965.28.23

Collections

DescriptionGourd, net of orange cotton string tied around body, neck to bottom, is strung with white seeds. Yoruba name of rattle, "Sakare."

ca 1963

Mid-20th century

CA 1960, STAFF

Early 20th C.

c. 1963

Fortunato Ramos Chara

2008

Late 19th - 20th C.

ca. 1980, staff

Artist Not Recorded

1973

Artist Not Recorded

Circa 1958