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Object Number 37-77-50/2939
Display Title Iron bell for war?
Descriptions
Inventory Description Percussion, iron bell, folded iron sheet, open edge with iron ball inside, fiber
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Ganta, vicinity of
Materials Fiber, Iron
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 5.4 x 4.7 cm (7 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2939
Provenance
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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