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Leg rattle (magavhu)
Single leg-rattle made of dried snuff-box tree fruit shells (Oncoba spinosa Forssk.) filled with small, round, and black plant seeds.
- Date:
1850–1892 - Maker:
- Collection:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Inventory number:
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Zimbabwe - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:112.13 Vessel rattles
- Culture:Shona
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:112.13 Vessel rattles
- Repository:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Measurements:Height: 255mm. Width: 118mm. Diameter (gourds): 40mm