Noisemaker
Date: late- 19th century
Probable place made:Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
Medium: Silver
Dimensions:
h. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); w. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); d. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art. The Nelson A. Rockefeller Mexican Folk Art Collection
Object number: 85.98.589
Exhibition History: Con Cariño: Mexican Folk Art from the Collection of the San Antonio Museum Association (San Antonio Museum of Art), 1986.
Label Text
"Matracas" such as this were used during Holy Week in nineteenth century Mexico. On Good Friday, the day Christ was crucified, the Catholic Church prohibits the ringing of church bells. Noisemakers, some of wood, others of metal, are used to announce mass. Small noisemakers, such as this, were bought by wealthy Mexicans and given as Easter gifts. (Marion Oettinger, 1998)
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