Caribbean Series matraca noisemaker

Date2017 February 07

DescriptionWooden matraca noisemaker with a wooden dowel handle and a rectangular wooden piece at the top which contains a gear and a small board which, when swung as a unit, makes a loud noise. The top rectangular piece is painted red, white and green with "2017 / Culiacan" on the green and red sections respectively and a Serie Del Caribe logo and lettering on the center white section. The gear inside is painted black.

Bio/Historical NoteThe Caribbean Series, or Serie del Caribe, is an annual postseason tournament between the champions of the Caribbean winter leagues. Puerto Rico's Criollos de Caguas won over Mexico's Aguilas de Mexicali, 1-0, in extra innings on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Estadio Tomateros to give the island its first Caribbean Series title in almost two decades.

Object numberB-2017-0024

Subject Águilas de Mexicali (Baseball team)

Subject Criollos de Caguas (Baseball team)

Attributes

Classificationscollectibles

Dimensions8 x 7 x 2 in.

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