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Ngen ngwo (dog bell)
Object Number 30-2-50/B4911
Display Title Ngen ngwo (dog bell)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bell, squared sided bell, hanging clapper, brass ring at top
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern
Materials Iron, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 10 x 4.8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-2-50/B4911

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