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Object Number
973-16-50/11465
Display Title
Tortoise bell, wood clapper, on leather strap
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
poli
Inventory Description
Bell, tortoise shell, wood clapper, hide/white fur strap
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ethiopia
Materials
Tortoiseshell, Wood, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 45.7 x 13 x 9 cm (18 x 5 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-16-50/11465
Provenance
Donor
Robert G. Gardner
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