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Gourd_007069
Liberia, early
20th century
Gourd, Nut Shells, Cotton String
11 x 4 in (27.94 x 10.16 cm)
private collection of
Walter Logan Fry
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A similar instrument can be seen in one of
the photographs taken by Walter Logan Fry, and included in
the photos section of this exhibition. See photo below: |
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Similar objects can be found in The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York. Some
have the rattles made of plastic, while the one below uses
nut shells, like the one in the Fry collection. |
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Idiophone
Gourd, String, Nut Shells; collection
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York City, New York;
Gift of Herbert J. Harris;
Accession Number: 1986.467.68
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An object with a similar form is
also found in the Stichting Nationaal Museum van
Wereldculturen, Rotterdam, Inventarisnummer :
RV-2211-288. Both are made of a gourd, cotton
string and nut shells; and like the Fry idiophone,
the idiophone in the Stichting Nationaal Museum
has a long "rat tail" for shaking the rattle. |
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Idiophone
Gourd, String, Nut Shells; collection of
Stichting Nationaal Museum van
Wereldculturen,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Inv. No. 2211-288
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Gourds were used for other
purposes, of course, including drinking cups
or vessels to transfer food or liquids. |
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Gourd_007070
Gourd Cup
Liberia,
early 20th century; gourd;
9.75 x 4,5 in (24.75 x 11.4 cm)
private collection of
Walter Logan Fry
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Compare that object with one
at the Stichting Nationaal Museum van
Wereldculturen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands :
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Liberia, early
20th century
Gourd; 5 5/8 x 3 15/16 in (14.3 x 10
cm)
Stichting Nationaal Museum van
Wereldculturen,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Inv. No. WM-2949
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