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Object Number 39-39-50/4521
Display Title 10 iron bells for children - some with fibre attachments ("Amayogi")
Descriptions
Indigenous Term amayogi
Inventory Description Bells, round, slit opening, ball inside, twisted fiber ties
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Banyaruanda
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyaruanda
Additional Geographic Terms Uganda, Southwest: Kigesi District: Nyakabande; Lake Mutanda, near
Materials Iron, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 3.4 x 2.6 cm (1 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 39-39-50/4521

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