Gourd Rattle

A rattle made out of a gourd, with a loose net of string, strung with two rows of cowrie shells. This example resembles a Mende segureh, or seghura, but is more carefully strung. This was originally part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum collection. It was acquired by the British Museum in 1954.

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Further Information

• Type: Musical instruments
• Object: Gourd Rattle
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre, Shell, Textile
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 3350mm [H] x 280mm [W]
• Production Date: Pre 1954
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1954.23.3698

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