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American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
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Title
Rattles, Mangbetu
Description
These rattles, made from strips of palm fibers and filled with seeds, were used during dances by both men and women and also by men when hunting. Rattles formed part of the chief's orchestra.
Left to right:
Niangara, Medje, Medje
Materials: Plant fiber, wood, cord, iron, brass, seeds.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1910 (collected), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Musical instruments
Physical dimensions
Left to right:
L:31.6 W:12.3 (in CM)
L:30 D:17.6 (in CM)
L:25.7 W:12.3 (in CM)
City Town
Medje
,
Niangara
State Province
Upper Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/1788, 90.1/1791, 90.1/4282
Rights statement
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Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 204.
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