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Wrist rattle

This instrument was from the former collection at the Maldon District Museum, Essex. It is a wrist rattle made with a cluster of animal hooves (ungulate) attached with twisted cord of vegetable fibers to a handle core.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:112.111 Strung rattles
  • Repository:Saffron Walden Museum
  • Measurements:Diameter: 200mm