Basket Rattle (Musambo)

Chokwe

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Chokwe. Basket Rattle (Musambo), late 19th or early 20th century. Wood, metal, rattan, 17 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (43.8 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1318. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Chokwe

Title

Basket Rattle (Musambo)

Date

late 19th or early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Angola, Possible place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Medium

Wood, metal, rattan

Classification

Musical Instrument

Dimensions

17 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (43.8 x 8.9 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1318

Rights

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