Dance-Rattle
Dance-Rattle
Object name: Dance-Rattle
Date: 1835-1839
Dimensions:
50 x 125 x 140 mm
Medium: Cotton, Cerbera Thevetia seeds
Object number: C04751
DescriptionLeglet worn in the whip dance. Made of the nuts of the Cerbera Thevetia, a poisonous plant, which are cut in half and threaded into a plaited cotton band. The nut shells make a loud rattle when in motion.