Matraca

NameBox

Artist Artist not recorded

Place madeNEW MEXICO, United States, Southwest, North America

MediumWood (pine), metal

Dimensions7 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 in. (19.685 × 4.445 × 2.54 cm)

Object numberA9.1954.24 M

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionHandle of oak in one piece with gear which has 10 teeth. Box is of modern pine put together with modern nails, noise making piece also of pine. Operates only in clockwise direction.

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