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

Collections

Asia

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.

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