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This rodent-shaped rattle is one of a few surviving instruments of the Taíno people of the northern Caribbean, who were decimated by diseases introduced by the Spanish colonists. Possibly used for ceremonial purposes, it has four large wood pellets within its chamber.
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Title: Rattle
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: 900–1550
Geography: Dominican Republic
Culture: Taino
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: 12 1/2 × 3 × 3 in. (31.8 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)
Classification: Idiophone-Shaken-rattle
Credit Line: Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2008
Object Number: 2008.104
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