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Rattle

Rattle made of dried snuff-box tree fruit shells (Oncoba spinosa Forssk.) filled with small, round, and black plant seeds. Probably part of a leg-rattle.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:112.13 Vessel rattles
  • Repository:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • Measurements:Height: 170mm. Diameter (gourds): 45-50mm