Strung rattle

Kliashchotki, strung rattle. Fifteen rectangular strips of light coloured, unvarnished wood, each measuring 170 x 30 x 5.5 mm. The end edges of each strip are slightly chamfered. Two small, round holes are drilled into each strip near one end, and a cord attaches the strips together, passing in a loop through the two lines of holes. The strips are separated on the cord by fourteen small wooden spacers. These are approximately the same width as the strips and are elliptical in cross section, their end surfaces approximately 12 x 5 mm. The edges of the end surfaces are slightly chamfered with black colouration suggesting charring. A fabric ribbon is tied to the cord at each end of the row. It is red with a recurring diamond shaped pattern in white.