Cow Matraca

NameNoisemaker; Musical Instrument

Artist Artist not recorded

Datec. 1950

Place madeLa Paz, Bolivia, South America

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions5 7/8 × 14 3/4 × 9 1/16 in. (15 × 37.5 × 23 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.2.123

Object numberA.1980.2.123

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionLong bodied, cow shaped matraca painted white with black spots. Has ratchet handle protruding from hole in side, which is inserted into gear inside. Three additional holes for sound also in side of animal.

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