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Rattle made from pumpkin skin

Index card: pumpkin rattle, the neck wrapping is covered with black wax; surface covered with incised ornaments; a crack in the pumpkin is patched with pieces of metal and painted over with black wax. Contents for rattling: seeds, glass beads, pieces of metal etc. Used for dancing and magic. Light brown woollen ribbon to seal the stopper.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Tobá
Object type
musical instruments
Dimensions
Durchmesser: 11 cm
Höhe: 20 cm
Material/Technique
Wool , Glass beads, Seeds , Metal , Wax, Pumpkin
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
V C 3189

Provenance and sources

where
Argentina [Land]
Gran Chaco [Region]
who
Tobá

who
Boggiani, Guido - Collectors

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