Rattle with Cowries

Yorùbá

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Yorùbá. Rattle with Cowries, 20th century. Leather, cowrie shells, seeds, organic material, h: 3 7/8 in. diam: 2 1/2 in. Brooklyn Museum, The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.57. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Yorùbá

Title

Rattle with Cowries

Date

20th century

Geography

Place made: Nigeria

Medium

Leather, cowrie shells, seeds, organic material

Classification

(not assigned)

Dimensions

h: 3 7/8 in. diam: 2 1/2 in.

Credit Line

The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection

Accession Number

1989.51.57

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