Oval-shaped ankle dance rattle made of a folded brass band. Interior side is flat; top and bottom are rounded. Top and bottom edges are pinched at four points on exterior side; semi-circles protrude from top and bottom edges in between pinched sections. Holes punched through top and bottom semi-circles, first and second from the right; hole punched through top semi-circle, second from the left. Metal balls rattle in between four sets of semi-circles. Opening at back of band; ends are flat and curled into tight circles.

• Narrative

  The donor taught in a rural school in Tobli, eastern Liberia, from 1965 to 1967.

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• Type of Item anklet
• Culture Krahn
• Material brass metal
• Measurements height 1.3 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 9.1 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Donald White
• Received from Donald White

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• Made in Liberia

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• Collection Date between 1965 and 1968
• Ownership Date before August 27, 2021
• Acquisition Date on August 27, 2021

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• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition poor
• Accession Number 3522/0063