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Waist rattle

This is a rattle made of dried seed pods tied onto a plaited band with twine of vegetable fibers, to be used as waist ornament.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:112.111 Strung rattles
  • Repository:Saffron Walden Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 900mm