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Object Number
34-34-50/255
Display Title
"Witch" bell of brass
Descriptions
Object Description
"Witch" bell of brass
Inventory Description
Bell, flared at base, rimmed with beaded design, loop handle on top, clapper
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 14.1 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm (5 9/16 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-34-50/255
Provenance
Collector
Alfred J. Tulk
(1933-1934)
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