Rain maker's rattle belt made of cocoon cases

Made:
1880-1920 in Botswana

Rain maker's rattle belt made of cocoon cases, presumably Gonometa postica, threaded together on two parallel strings, damaged, Chwana tribe, Bushmen, Bechuanaland, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657359
Materials:
cocoon cases, sling, leather and string
type:
suspension rattles
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)