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rattle

Rattle (used by women) made of globular gourd with slender handle, with loose openwork knotted cotton cover. Rattles made of seed ? and bone threaded on to cover. Handle of gourd pierced at midway for suspension cord ?. Nut-shells split in half threaded on to cotton and fibre strings and tied around handle of gourd; original position unknown.

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