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rattle

Dance rattle consisting of a spherical beaded gourd with small neck. Approximately half the body of the gourd is covered with glass beads (and a fringe of metal chain) forming geometrical patterns of, predominantly, red, white, blue, orange and green. A hanging strap of hide, also decorated with beadwork, passes around the neck of the gourd and projects above the spout.

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