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Jingling Johnnies

Scope note

Long poles surmounted by a crescent and an ornament shaped like a Chinese hat from which bells and jingles and, usually, two horsehair tails are suspended, adopted by European military bands from the Turks. MARCUS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042641

Broader Terms used

suspension rattles

Equivalent Terms used

jingling Johnny

Created

13yrs ago

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