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Object Number
37-32-50/2403
Display Title
Metal bells - used in dances and for calling people together
Descriptions
Object Description
Double bell; Metal bells - used in dances and for calling people together
Inventory Description
Percussion, two iron bells, no clappers, joined at top, wrapped with leather
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bafia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern: Mbam River, along the
Materials
Iron, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 19.5 x 13.3 x 3.3 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-32-50/2403
Provenance
Collector
Silas E. Johnson
(1935-1937 - 1937)
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