Ankle Rattle

2012-31-30

From: South Africa

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2012-31-30
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Zulu
Provenience South Africa
Section African
Materials Hide | Cocoon | Fiber
Description

Ankle Rattle. Eleven moth cocoons are stiched to hide. Cocoons stitched in three rows - bottom and center row have five cocoons per row whil top row has one cocoon in row. Small seeds(?) or gravel (?) contained within cocoons tha produce rattling sound.

Length 16.8 cm
Width 8 cm
Depth 3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Margaret E. Johnston in memory of Dr. Thomas F. Johnston, 2012

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