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rattle

Rattle (one of three); mould-made of papier mâché; in the form of human head; round wooden stick for handle; papier mâché head mounted on end of stick; hair painted yellow, skin pink, eyebrows and eye outline black, irises blue, eyes white, lips and nostrils red, teeth white, red lines on forehead.

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