#5755 African Vintage Gourd Rattle Cowrie Shells Musical Burkina Faso

This exquisite Incised and Designed Large Gourd Bowl Rattle is vegetable-dyed, features leather trim, and comes with Cowrie Shells from Burkina Faso. Traditionally used for village ceremonies by dancers and musicians, gourds are one of the oldest domesticated plants, and have been crafted into pipes, horns, and drums in Africa since antiquity. A stunning addition to any home, this late-20th-Century masterpiece is in good condition, Shows some age /losses and discoloration, but in good condition.
 Dimensions: 4.5” H x 10” W x 9.5” D.