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Object Number
11-46-50/83112
Display Title
Iron war-bell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bell, central stemmed handle, double conical bell, no clapper
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Angola
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 34.5 x 13.7 x 5.9 cm (13 9/16 x 5 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
83112
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