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Object Number
16-43-50/B1491
Display Title
Eroro (bell)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Eroro
Inventory Description
Percussion, brass bell, four-sided, pointed corners, raised face on one side
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Benin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 6.9 x 7.4 cm (4 1/4 x 2 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B1491
Provenance
Collector
British Punitive Force
(1897)
Dealer
W. D. Webster
Dealer
J. C. Stevens
Dealer
William O. Oldman
Donor
Mr. Oric Bates
(1916)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |
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| |
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| |
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