Rattle

Description

Shaker or rattle of two layers of reeds tied to transverse rods to form a shallow rectanglular box decorated on one side with porcupine quills: Africa, Southern Africa, Zambia,Tanganyika Plateau, Bemba people, late 19th - early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1906.268

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Rattle, Shaker

Production information

Unknown
Tanganyika Plateau, Zambia, Eastern Africa

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Bemba

Materials

Reed, Porcupine quill

Physical description

Porcupine quills and sections of reed tied to two transverse rods

Exhibitions

• Performance and Lives (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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