Accession No
Z 14471.2
Description
A rattle made from a curved stick which has eight serrated discs of gourd on it. The end of the stick has a small, serrated disc and is bent back towards the handle and tied off with a piece of string. A rusty iron knife is attached with a blue and tan wool, and there are also two attachments made from strips of cane.
Place
Africa; West Africa; Sierra Leone; Northern Province; ?West Limba
Period
Source
Thomas, Northcote Whitridge [field collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 14471.2; MAA: AR 1916.198; E 1916.146; 39 [Museum number]; 39 [Thomas Coll.]
Cultural Affliation
Limba
Material
Plant; Wood; Gourd; Cane; Fibre; Wool; Metal; Iron
Local Term
?susu
Measurements
425mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Rattle.
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Luggage tag tied to object, signed AvH [A von Hugel], is stamped " Feb'y 1915 4" and adds "?scarecrow". It also notes " 237: and "37" , the latter circled. The Thomas catalogue notes both the Museum and the Thomas number as "39". [R.Hand 25/9/2001]
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Thomas (SL) label adhered to stick reads: '39 / Rattle / Limba, W.'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (CMS Context)
Part of the 1916.146 (AR 1916.198) N.W. Thomas Ethnological Collection, Sierra Leone. Collected for the museum in 1914. This collection now bears Z numbers. Z 14434 - Z 14587 and Z 20479
Event Date 29/3/2000
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Related Documents)
See E 1916.146 record for further details about the Thomas Collection from Sierra Leone. [T.Cotterill]
Event Date 7/5/2001
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
A curved stick, with gourd discs which rattle, and attachments of cane, iron and fibre. [R.Hand]
Event Date 25/9/2001
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
A rattle made from a curved stick which has eight serrated discs of gourd on it. The end of the stick has a small, serrated disc and is bent back towards the handle and tied off with a piece of string . A rusty iron knife is attached with a blue and tan wool, and there are also two attachments made from strips of cane.
Event Date 9/8/2018
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Amendments / updates)
Record updated as part of the Museum Affordances project 2018-2020
Event Date 9/8/2018
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:280877
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