Gourd Rattle
date: label: Accession Date
content: 22 Aug 2001
label: Collection Date
content: November 29, 1993
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. William Crocker
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: Gourd rattle or ku?toy, used by sing-dance leaders, purchased from either Abilio Taami or Cornel Larac, both of whom are relatives and could come in the evening to sell to Dr. Crocker when nobody else could see. The rattle is made from a calabash (crescentia cuiete), with banana braba seeds inside, and a pau roxo spike through the center for a handle. Tucum cords with tassels are tied to the top of the spike. Cr$30.000,00 paid by Snr. Tavares later.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 2 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Escalvado, Timbira, Maranhao, Brazil, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Canela
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 416179
label: USNM Number
content: E428260-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Rattle