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Dog's wooden hunting bells
Dog's wooden hunting bells
Object Number 17-41-50/B1779.1
Display Title Dog's wooden hunting bells
Descriptions
Object Description Dog's wooden hunting bells
Inventory Description Bell, carved wood with 3 tubular clappers attached with cord to leather strap
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bakumu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 14.5 x 5.7 cm (4 3/4 x 5 11/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-41-50/B1779.1

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