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Culture/People
Waiwai
Donor
Nancy R. Rosoff, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Nancy R. Rosoff, Non-Indian
Object Name
Rattle
Media/Materials
Gourd, seed/seeds, feather/feathers
Techniques
Cut
Dimensions
25 x 8 x 8 cm
Object Type
Music and Sound
Place
Pará State, North Region; Brazil
Date created
1996-1997
Collection History
Given to Nancy Rosoff (NMAI staff member) in 1997 by Maria Antonia Kaxinawa (Director of the Center for the Preservation of Indigenous Art, Culture and Sciences, in Alter do Chao, Brazil); donated to NMAI by Nancy Rosoff in 1997.