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Rattle

Chokwe, 1900-1999

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Chokwe

Rattle

Chokwe, 1900-1999

Physical Qualities Wood, cane, cowrie shells, seed pods, metal, 11 1/4 x 5 5/16 in. (28.5 x 13.5 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Geneviève McMillan in Memory of Reba Stewart
Object Number 2008.161
Wicker sphere, attached to wooden handle, filled with shells, seeds, and coiled metal pieces.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Geneviève McMillan, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Inscribed: End of handle, in white paint: "UA15"

Culture

Chokwe

2000–2000

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