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Object Number 991-12-60/14874B
Display Title Three Round Metal (Silver?) Bells - Possibly Used as Rattles
Descriptions
Indigenous Term silver bells-yinling
Object Description Three round bells, may have been used as rattles of white metal, maybe silver. Slit in center of each. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 1.6 cm. (diameter).
Inventory Description Bell, silver, spherical, ridged center, single slit, loop
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 1.9 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm (3/4 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/14874B
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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