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Rattle (Shekere)

Kenya Gourd Rattle and Sistrum

Kenya
Kenya

Gourd, Wood, Metal Wire, Metal Caps
ca. Mid-20th century

Length: 15 inches
Idiophone - Struck Indirectly - Shaken

Kenya gourd rattle (burned design of an elephant) with flatted metal soda cap disc that serve as the sistrum mounted on a "Y" shape tree limb. Possibly made for the tourist trade.

 

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Catalog#: AF-IDST-193-26