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Rattle

Object

Rattle

Object number

2000.16

Physical Description

Rattle made of brown nutshells and red plastic strings which ends in a loop formed handle. The handle is wrapped with yellow plastic strings.

Associated Place

Nigeria (Place)

Material

Botanic products
Plastics

Dimension

Length (Handle): 75mm
Diameter (Whole): 140mm

Exhibition Label

Memories of Home, 2000

In 2000 Hackney Museum set-up a ‘West African Collecting Panel’. Its aim was to choose objects which panel members associated with growing up in West Africa. It was hoped that other people living in Hackney who had similar experiences would be able to identify with the items chosen. The panel selected 27 objects for Hackney Museum. A few are on display here - a pair of crocodile skin shoes, a N.T.G.B sack, multi-coloured woven cloth, a woven bag, a rattle made of shells and a catapult.

Being African in Hackney: 1960s-2020s
14 September 2021 to 14 February 2022

On display?

No