Seed Rattle
Papua New Guinean (Bismarck Arcipelago)
Not on view
Seed pod jingles tie to the limbs of a musician or dancer are used in conjunction with panpipe or slit-drum ensembles in Melanesia. Besides dried pods, other natural materials are worn as jingles; dogteeth were formerly used in Hawai'i.
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