- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fruit, gourd; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0008
- Description
- A rattle made from a natural gourd and decorated with a face formed by scraping the gourd’s skin away leaving brown to form eyes, nose, mouth and hair. The word “JAMAICA" is carved into the back of the head on the hair. A hollow reed passes through the gourd and emerges at the top, forming a long…
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- Title
- Rattle
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fruit, gourd; wood
- Dimensions
- 33.8 x 7.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A rattle made from a natural gourd and decorated with a face formed by scraping the gourd’s skin away leaving brown to form eyes, nose, mouth and hair. The word “JAMAICA" is carved into the back of the head on the hair. A hollow reed passes through the gourd and emerges at the top, forming a long handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0008
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