Sakare

NameRattle

CultureYoruba

Date1963

Place madeNIGERIA, Africa

Mediumgourd, cotton string, seeds

DimensionsOverall: 10 in. (25.5 cm) x 7 1/4 in.(18.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1965.28.23

Object numberFA.1965.28.23

Collections

DescriptionGourd, net of orange cotton string tied around body, neck to bottom, is strung with white seeds. Yoruba name of rattle, "Sakare."

ca 1963

Mid-20th century

CA 1960, STAFF

2008

c. 1963

Early 20th C.

Fortunato Ramos Chara

2008

Late 19th - 20th C.

ca. 1980, staff