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Object Number 34-91-50/992
Display Title Iron anklet bells set on leather strap
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bells, seven, iron folded, semi-circular bells, perforated, strung on leather st
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wataita
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Taita; Mt. Mbololo; Voi, 10 miles from
Dimensions Overall: 13.9 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm (5 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/992

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