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Object Number 29-76-50/H1100
Display Title Iron bell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Percussion, iron bell, folded iron sheet with open edge, iron ball inside, fiber
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Fiber, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 27.5 x 4.8 x 4.4 cm (10 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H1100

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