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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Bird Effigy Rattle
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Bird Effigy Rattle

Maker Costa Rica, Diquis
Daten.d.
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCeramic
Dimensions1 1/2 x 2 x 2 1/2 in. (3.8 x 5.1 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Object numberC-86-21
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DescriptionSmall rattle in form of a bird with spherical body with two ridges for wings and two nubbins for legs - firing hole between legs, large head with donut eyes, broad rounded beak with mouth wide open.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
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n.d.
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