Bell rattle
mid-20th century
Object PlacePossibly Senegal or Cameroon
Medium/TechniqueLeather, vegetable fiber, seashells, seed beads, bronze
DimensionsLength 38 cm, width 5.5 cm (Length 14 15/16 in., width 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Joseph R. Coolidge in memory of his wife, Peggy Stuart Coolidge
Accession number1985.833
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Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
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ProvenancePeggy Stuart Coolidge (1913-1981), New York; 1981, by inheritance to her husband, Joseph R. Coolidge (1916-1999), New York; 1985, gift of Coolidge, Cushing, Maine, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 27, 1985)
19th century
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about 1950
1900–50
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