Tsiitsiito (rattle)
Object type: Tsiitsiito (rattle)
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Hiwi
Artist: Hiwi Indians
Artist role: Culture
Artist nationality: Native American
Date: late 19th century
Medium: calabash (Crescentia cujete), wood, curassow feathers (pauxi pauxi), seed and wánali stone
Dimensions: L. 14 15/16 × Diam. 4 3/16 in. (38 × 10.7 cm)
Classification: Idiophone-Shaken-rattle
Geography:     Colombia or Venezuela  
Credit line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André Mertens, 2004
Accession year: 2004