Description (Physical description)
Rattle of red basket-work, wooden bottom, long, cane handle (oyo) with two loops at end
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Author: maa

Description (Labels & Markings)
Thomas label attached with string reads: '559 | Obu | 207 / Rattle (oyo), red basketwork, wooden bottom.'
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Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Related Documents)
Annual Report for 1910 notes that the N.W. Thomas Collection, illustrative of the ethnology of the Yoruba, Kukuruku and Esa, collected 1909-10, was purchased with Prof Bevan's subscription to the Accessions Fund. The Annual Report for 1913 notes that the 2nd N.W. Thomas Collection, was made from among the Ijo and Ibo. The two were to be amalgamated. The Annual Report for 1915 notes a preliminary catalogue was compilled from the collectors notes.
(Bio) Professor Bevan
(Bio) N.W. Thomas, Nigerian Government Anthroplogist/Ethnologist of the colony, M.A.Trinity College

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Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
See E 1910.118 and E 1913.3 records for further details about the Thomas Collection from Nigeria. [T.Cotterill]

Event Date 7/5/2001
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Amendments / updates)
Record updated as part of the Museum Affordances project 2018-2020

Event Date 3/10/2018
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Small conical rattle with a double-looped handle. The base of the rattle is a circle of gourd, on top of which a cone of basketry has been woven. The handle is formed of several strips of cane wrapped and lopped back on both sides to form a heart-shaped terminal. There is red pigment on the cone and base and some ?seeds inside which rattle when shaken.
Event Date 3/10/2018
Author: Katrina Dring

Context (Field collection)
A rattle very similar to this one is shown in Thomas' field photograph, P.31031.NWT, but labelled with the Thomas collection number 282. Thomas' 2nd Catalogue lists 282 as a rattle, Z 14137, which is currently missing. A Thomas number was not found on this object, so it is possible that Thomas 207 and Thomas 282 are the same rattle with a duplicate catalogue number.
Event Date 28/11/2018
Author: Katrina Dring

Description (Physical description)
Oyo. Woven rattle with a coiled double-looped handle, long coiled stem and a conical basketry terminus which is fixed upon a gourd circular disc, covered in red pigment and likely contains seeds.

Event Date 27/10/2021
Author: Jane Pettitt