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Object Number
30-2-50/B4896
Display Title
Nken (high-tone) bell
Descriptions
Object Description
Nken (high-tone) bell; bar of iron curled at 1 end, approximately 15 cm long
Inventory Description
Bell, conical iron bell, wood grip, elongated folded bell, iron rod, looped
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Iron, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 18 x 8.3 cm (13 3/8 x 7 1/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
B4896, 33/54
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