rattle, toys, toy & game

Patterned gourd rattle.
Gourd rattle with geometric designs on both sides of the the rattle. Four black triangles converging towards a circle on the centre of the rattle. A black line runs across the circumference of the rattle. A wooden slim cylindrical cone is inserted through the gourd creating the handle for it. A feather is attached to a wooden spike on the top of the rattle with a rope. A rope is tied to the handle. Original classification: "K. Musical instruments"

Central America

gourd, wood, ropes, pigment, Feather

carved, painted, tied

LDUEC-K.0016

UCL Ethnographic Collections