Woven shaker meant to be tied around the ankle. Woven band is made from an unknown fiber and has 31 cocoons filled with an unknown substance, most likely sand, beads, or seeds woven into it. The cocoons are most likely from Argema mimosae, or the African Moon Moth, a type of silk moth found throughout Eastern and Southern Africa. There is a clear plastic sales tag inserted into the fiber on one end of the shakers.
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