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Rattle
Rattle
Rattle

Rattle

Vernacular Name
  • Ficáw
  • Sekere
  • Cabaça
Date1975 ca.
Place MadeCameroon, Africa
SignedNoneDescriptionA round, long-stemmed orange gourd, hollowed out, and covered with a network of
shells and pine (?) cones.

Used by men in the grasslands region of Cameroon
DimensionsLength: ca. 11 ½”
Depth: ca. 7”
ProvenanceAcquired by the donor, Verna Syverson, while in Cameroon.
Credit LineGift of Verna Syverson, 1987
Object number04176
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