Rattle

AF238A

From: Sierra Leone

Curatorial Section: African

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Native Name Sehgura
Object Number AF238A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Sierra Leone
Culture Area West Africa
Section African
Materials Gourd | Fiber | Seeds
Description

Rattle made of a gourd, the globular part covered with a wide-meshed netting of cord on which are strung a number of seeds. With this belongs a flat paddle-shaped wooden object with which, apparently, the rattle was struck. The Sehgura is used by Bundu women.

Length 35 cm
Outside Diameter 13 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Sarah (William D.) Frishmuth, 1900
Other Number I-738 - Seder Number

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