Nutshell Rattle
Object type: Nutshell Rattle
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Melanesian
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Nutshells, fiber
Dimensions: Shells 3/4 inches in diameter (?), Width 1-1/2 in., 13 nut shells tied in two bunches of 6 x 7 each.
Classification: Idiophone-Shaken
Geography:     Vanuatu  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889