Mali - Bamana Initiation Rattle
	Bamana boys are initiated into early phases of their sacred age-grade society before puberty. At their circumcisions, pairs of these very loud calabash disc rattles are played as the initiates leave their villages - a frightening sound one can imagine. Although Muslim, the Bamana preserve a very rich animist culture. The two-horned being at the top of this rattle is a traditional and typical Bamana motif.
	length - 17", length of handle - 9", width - 6"	M-05 $135 - SOLD