Vessel rattle

Vessel rattle (Ger.: Gefässrassel), vessel enclosing small rattling objects that strike against each other or the walls of the vessel, such as fruit shells filled with seeds, pellet bells, etc. An important variety is the gourd rattle: a calabash held by its natural neck or by a wooden handle and filled with pebbles. In countries where there are no calabashes it is imitated in clay, wood, metal, basketwork. Basketry rattles occur in ancient Egypt, modern Africa, America, S. Seas (100, 168…