Armand Hutereau as an ethnomusicologist
Object type:
musical instrument > idiophone > cattle bell / small bell
Materials:
vegetal fibre, fruit
Legend:
This ankle rattle is an example of recycling or what you could call ecologically sound musical instrument building avant la lettre. Hard seed pods attached to a plaited rope are efficient noise-makers.
Place of collecting:
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Province Orientale > Aruwimi & Uele > Uele
Culture:
Mangbetu
Acquisition related person:
Armand Joseph Oscar Hutereau (°1875 - †1914) as donor
Date of acquisition:
1912-10-30
Dimensions:
51,5 cm
Inventory number:
MO.0.0.10223-2