Object class: Idiophones (instruments that produce sound by vibrating the instruments themselves) / Materials: Palm / Function: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Rattle, accession number 5-16753, described as dance rattle. belt of rattles constructed of palm (?) frond strips folded into pyramid shapes with seeds inside; segments are attached to a double cord which fastens together at the ends. Conservation: Twine on which rattles are strung is breaking in one place.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle fragment, accession number 5-16755a-ff, described as dance rattle fragments; 32 fragments of palm frond/seed rattles folded to form a pyramid shape. segments are/were originally strung on a double cord.

Hearst Museum object titled Rattle fragment, accession number 5-16754a-s, described as 19 fragments of palm frond and seed rattles. each segment has either a loop or a tie end attached to one end of the fragment. each rattle segment is made from folded palm frond strips which form small pyramids in which seeds are contained. segments are strung on twine which forms the ties.