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Object Number 2002.1.749
Display Title Metal, brass bell
Descriptions
Object Description Brass bell
Inventory Description Bell, rounded, slit on top, loop in back, small ball inside
Classification
  • Percussion
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 2 x 1.2 cm (13/16 x 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.1.749

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