File:Calabash rattle, Nigeria, 1851-1920 Wellcome L0057071.jpg
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Calabash rattle, Nigeria, 1851-1920 |
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This club-shaped rattle was used by a priest of the Sango cult from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa. Sango is the Yoruba god of thunder and is worshipped as a healing god. The priest would go into a trance-like state and, using the rattle to communicate with Sango, receive recipes for medical treatments. Treatment of the sick and diseased involved the whole community rather than just the individual. The rattle is made from a gourd called a calabash, and has cloth, shells, wood and metal stitched on to the surface. maker: Yoruba people Place made: Nigeria Wellcome Images |
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