Rattle
Object type: Rattle
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Native American (Guyanese: Demerara)
Date: 19th century
Medium: cotton cord, glass beads, nut or fruit shells
Dimensions: Thickness of cord ±1.2 x L. 96cm (1/2 x 37 13/16in.); Average shell L. ±3.5 x W. ±1.5
Classification: Idiophone-Shaken-rattle
Geography:    Demerara Guyana  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889