Basket rattle
19th century
Object PlaceProbably Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium/TechniqueCane, nutshells
DimensionsLength 42 cm, width 15 cm (Length 16 9/16 in., width 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2189
On View
On viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
1900–50
about 1900
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