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Object Number
29-75-50/H942
Display Title
War bell and rod
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Percussion, bell, folded, elongated iron sheet with open edge, looped ends
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 26.5 x 3 x 2.9 cm (10 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
H942
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1927)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1927-1929)
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