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Object Number 11-46-50/83113
Display Title Iron war-bell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Iron bell, conical, large seams, looped top, no clapper
Classification
  • Special
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 10 x 6.6 cm (9 7/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 11-46-50/83113

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