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Musambo

Double basket rattle consisting of two torus-shaped vessels, made with woven round rattan reed and plaited rattan, containing dried nutshells, and joined together by a thin wooden handle, resembling the shape of a dumbbell.

  • Culture:Chokwe
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:112.13 Vessel rattles
  • Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
  • Measurements:Diameter: 125mm; Width: 240mm