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Wooden bells for hunting dogs - hung around their necks to enable hunters to dis
Wooden bells for hunting dogs - hung around their necks to enable hunters to dis
Object Number 37-32-50/2451
Display Title Wooden bells for hunting dogs - hung around their necks to enable hunters to dis
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden bells for hunting dogs - hung around their necks to enable hunters to distinguish them from game
Inventory Description Bell, carved wood, 4 clappers, twisted fiber cord, cracked
Classification
  • Percussion
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Makea?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms Cameroon, southern: Nlong River region, Upper
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 14.7 x 5.8 cm (3 13/16 x 5 13/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-32-50/2451

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Wooden bells for hunting dogs - hung around their necks to enable hunters to dis
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Percussion
Raw Material
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Raw Material
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