Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2000-0008-0017A,B | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Leg rattles (2) | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tongoa | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Lumbukuti | |
| Maker's Name | Willy Dick (b. 1981) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Native and plastic cordage; Seed pods | |
| Description | Pair of leg rattles worn around dancer's ankles, each consisting of length of braided cordage with approx. 30 to 35 large brown hollow seed pods tied in the center to act as the rattles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 7.0, Thickness = ca. 2.5, Length = ca. 120.0 | |