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Rattle (Shekere)

Lobi Wicker Dance Rattle

Burkina Faso
Lobi

Fiber and Leather
ca. Mid-20th century

Diameter of Base: 9 inches
Idiophone - Struck Indirectly - Shaken

A very sculptural dumbell-shaped dance rattle by the Lobi of Burkina Faso. The piece is made from fibers woven and attached to a leather base, and presumably contains seeds. In good used condition.

 

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Catalog#: AF-IDST-196-23