"Sehgbura" rattle

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Rattle Late 19th/early 20th century
African, Sierra Leone, Mende people
Calabash and seed husks

Donated by A. Aitken, 1912
Museum number 1913-79-4

This dance rattle was used exclusively by the women of the Sande society at initiation ceremonies or during the celebrations which followed. It has been made from a dried calabash fruit.