Rattle

Unidentified Yoruba maker

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not dated

Bronze and iron

Overall: 25 1/2 in. (64.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection

996.25.30314

Geography

Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa

Period

19th-20th century

Object Name

Musical Instrument

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1904-1983), Los Angeles, California, date unknown; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1996; given to present collection, 2017.

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