Owner: HWMC
Catalog#: AF-IDST-215-14
Provenance: Steve Loitz Collection, Paris – Elizabeth Bennett, Africa Direct, Denver, CO
Rattles
Shona Hand Rattle
Zimbabwe
Shona
Matamba fruit shells, hota plant seeds, fiber, wood
Early 20th Century
Length: 10 inches
Idiophone – Struck Indirectly – Shaken -Rattle
A hand rattle made from two Matamba fruit shells, with hota plant seeds inserted, on a stick from the Shona people. Collected by Steve Loitz in Zimbabwe during early 20th century.