Dance rattle
date: label: Date
content: 1800s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Metal dance rattle with oval shaped hole in center. Sides of rattle have flattened pieces of metal that create little compartments. Inside these small spaces are small pebbles that make noise when the rattle is jostled. Attached at one side of rattle are four metal rings, two at each end of the side.
place: label: Cultural Place
content: West Africa, Africa
label: Place collected
content: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Violence
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
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: 2014.312.2
objectType: label: Type
content: fetters
label: Type
content: rattles
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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: 2 × 7 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (5.1 × 19.1 × 14.6 cm)