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Rattles
These rattles were purchased at Mbabane Market, Swaziland, in June 1970 by Valerie E. Vowles, who was then the museum's Keeper of Anthropology. She noted that they were worn by women on both ankles at weddings and parties, and that they were the only instrument to accompany the women's singing.
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