Emafahlawane
This is an ankle rattle which is worn by girls, women and tangoma (spiritual healers both male and female) when dancing. They are made from the silk cocoons of the enormous Moon Moth.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 566/2006/2
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Musical instruments
- Collection Area Region
- S
- Material
- silk cocoon of the Moon Moth.... (Argema mimosae)sisaltishweshwe design material
- Common Name
- emafahlawane
- Simple Name
- ankle rattle
- Production Country
- Swaziland
