Handmade sistrum composed of split tree limb and tin can
date: label: Date
content: 1920-1930s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Hand-made wooden sistrum with a single handle at bottom. The instrument is made from a tree limb that is split into a fork. Attached at the top is a smaller branch joining the forks. In the middle of the fork are two (2) rows of flattened bottle caps created with strung wire. The bottom row of rattles has five (5) caps and the top row of rattles has seven (7) caps. There is some flaking of the bark, and the bottle caps are rusting and have sticky accretions.
place: label: Place collected
content: St. Mary's, Camden County, Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Folk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Music
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.108
objectType: label: Type
content: sistra
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood , tin and tin alloy
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 16 3/4 × 6 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (42.5 × 17.5 × 4.1 cm)