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It was formerly the custom for the bells of Catholic churches to be silent during Holy Week, having (according to an old legend) "flown to Rome" for that period. Accordingly, the bells were replaced during the celebration of the Mass by another instrument, and this was the cog rattle - a noisemaker that produces a loud, rattling sound when whirled around its handle.
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Title: Cog Rattle
Date: 15th or 16th century
Geography: France
Culture: French
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: 11 × 9 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (27.9 × 23.2 × 6 cm)
Classification: Idiophone-Scraped
Credit Line: Gift of Blumka Gallery, 1954
Accession Number: 54.160
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