Ankle bells, viwangala

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Object Number 30-32-50/B4545

Display Title Ankle bells, viwangala

Descriptions

Inventory Description Bells, small round iron bells, perforated and strung on fiber cords

Classification

Percussion

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Kogogo
Wahehe

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Tanzania / Wahele

Additional Geographic Terms Tanganyika Territory

Materials Iron, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 2 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm (13/16 x 1 x 11/16 in.)

Quantity 8

Label on object B4545

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