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Object Number 28-11-50/B4393
Display Title Pair of knee bells
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bell, iron, crescent-shaped, with two metal ball clappers, two perforations
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Dodoma
  • Wagogo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Tanganyika Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Dodoma
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm (3 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4393

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