DepartmentAfrica
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
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
Early 20th C.
c. 1963
Late 19th - 20th C.
ca. 1980, staff
20th century