Seed Ankle Rattle
Unidentified maker (Cameroon)
collected 1972
Seeds and twine
Overall: 70 1/2 in. (179 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Henry and Gretchen Homeyer, Class of 1968
173.30.25502B
Geography
Place Made: Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Collected in Bambui, Cameroon by Peace Corp volunteers Grechen Lee Goodale (1948-1996) and Henry Homeyer, 1973; given to present collection, 1973.
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