stick rattles

stick rattles SUSPENSION RATTLES Rattling objects strung together on a rigid bar or a ring are known as stick rattles, and are differentiated from strung rattles, described below, in that the latter consist of rattling objects strung on a pliant cord. A Viking grave at Oseberg, Norway, dating from the ninth century, was found to contain a rattle consisting of a short metal handle onto one end of which was hooked a large metal ring; five smaller rings were threaded to this, and to each of these…