Igbo-style netted gourd rattle (ichaka/ishaka) - medium

Gourd rattles with an external network strung with bead, seed, shell, or bamboo strikers occur widely in West Africa, from the Congo/Angola region in the south to Mali and Senegal in the north.

The ishaka (also ichaka) is a type found among the Igbo and neighboring peoples of southeastern Nigeria.

This offering features red and white pony beads strung onto white netting.

Dimen: 10 1/2" h. × 6 1/2" gourd diam.