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Ogboni Society Rattle
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Ogboni Society Rattle

Date19th century or earlier
MediumBronze
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 15 × 5 × 2 1/2 in. (38.1 × 12.7 × 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson, PhD
Object number11.2022/4
On View
On view
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection Reimagined," December 9, 2024-present. Object Rights Statement

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