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rattle

Rattle; woven of fibre; handle carved from wood; cylinder of plaited basketry (with unidentified objects inside to make rattling noise) attached to handle with wire; blue ribbon tied around handle where rattle meets handle; white sticker stuck on side reading "British Guiana - South America Indian Baby's Rattle 'shak-shak'".

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