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Object Number 49-14-50/7971
Display Title Iron oval goat bell. Musita
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Musita
Inventory Description Bell, large oval iron bell, metal ball clapper, perforated, strung on hide strap
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Misuku
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms Misuku Mountains; Wilindi Forest, near
Materials Iron, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 7.4 x 3.7 cm (4 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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