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.

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