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1942.7.14

Brass clapper bell.

1942.7.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brass clapper bell.
Long description
Cast brass clapper bell, very rough on the inside, filed and polished on the outside. Brass bead as clapper suspended on a length of fabric which is attached to an iron pin which has been fixed through the bell. [HLR]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
Date / Period
Date made: 1942
Date collected
By 1942
Acquisition information
Donated: 1942
Materials and processes
Material Brass Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Textile, Process Cast, Process Polished, Process Recycled, Process Woven
Dimensions
Height: max 68 mm, Width: max 49 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1942.7.14

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