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TURTLE-SHAPED RATTLE
Karaja Indians, Mato Grosso and Tocantins states, Central-Eastern Brazil
Terracotta
H.: 7; L.: 13 cm
A toy typical of childhood, this molded terracotta piece is shaped like a stylized turtle and filled with marbles that make it rattle when shaken.
Provenance:
- Former collection of Dr. Ernesto Leibovitch, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Former private collection, New York.
- Former American private collection.
LP7106
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Ref: MI54S5EMF2