Medicine man's rattle

Made:
1871-1920 in South Africa
Medicine man's rattle

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Medicine man's rattle
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Medicine man's rattle, eight copper bells attached to carved wooden handle painted red, leather strap attached for suspension, Kaffir tribe, South Africa, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657917
Materials:
copper and wood, handle
type:
rattle