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Object Number
2000.29.60
Display Title
Currency, gong
Descriptions
Object Description
Gong currency; two bells joined with fabric wrapped handle; handle broken beneath fabric
Inventory Description
Bell, two iron bells, without clappers, joined with cotton wrapped iron bar
Classification
- Musical
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yoruba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Materials
Iron, Cotton, Cotton fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 29 x 2.5 cm (8 1/4 x 11 7/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2000.29.60
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD and Jane Hughes
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(12/10/00)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(12/10/00)
Donor
Jane Hughes
(12/10/2000)
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