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Single bell from dance rattle, currency
Single bell from dance rattle, currency
Object Number 2000.29.63.3
Display Title Single bell from dance rattle, currency
Descriptions
Object Description Single bell from dance rattle, currency
Inventory Description Bell, cylindrical, loop on top, metal clapper inside
Classification
  • Exchange medium
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Nigeria
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm (3 9/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2000.29.63.3
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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