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Object Number 21-28-50/B2778
Display Title War bell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bell, conical bell, wood grip, broken on one side
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Materials Iron, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 27.6 x 13.5 x 4.9 cm (10 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 21-28-50/B2778

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