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Ceramic bells with thread-attached stoppers
Ceramic bells with thread-attached stoppers
Object Number 993-24-20/27517
Display Title Ceramic bells with thread-attached stoppers
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic black burnished crossed bells with thread-attached stoppers (one missing).
Inventory Description Bell, 4 chambers, 3 clappers affixed with cotton thread, perforated, bla
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Date 1900-1993
Culture
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca / <County> / San Bartolo Coyotepec
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 15.2 x 15 x 6.4 cm (6 x 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 993-24-20/27517
Credit Line Gift of Alice B. Melvin, in celebration of donor's father and mother, Professor A. Gordon Melvin and Lorna Strong Melvin, donor's sister, Mary Melvin Petronella, family friend, Luis Hererra Garcia, friend, Richard Paul Baydin, and donor's cats, Miss Amiga, Sir Minky, and Pyewacket
Provenance
Collector Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)
Donor Alice B. Melvin (August 16, 1993)

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