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Object Number
991-12-60/14874C
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
Materials
Silver, Silver?
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (3/4 x 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-12-60/14874C
Provenance
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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