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7 metal baby's bells. Luisi
7 metal baby's bells. Luisi
Object Number 49-14-50/7967
Display Title 7 metal baby's bells. Luisi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term luisi
Inventory Description Bells, round iron bells, metal clappers, perforated and strung on fiber and hide
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Iron, Fiber, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 3.7 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm (1 7/16 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity 7
Label on object 49-14-50/7967

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