Gourd rattle (Ethiopian)

late 19th century · Ethiopian

Modern · artifact

What the record shows

A late 19th-century Ethiopian rattle of gourd and tin, 16.5 cm long, catalogued by the Met with the maker name Taga. From the Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.533).

Date
late 19th century
Object type
musical instrument
Recorded place
Ethiopian
Holding
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession
89.4.533