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1910.1.180

Clapper-bell worn attached to clothing

1910.1.180

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Collection type
Object
Description
Clapper-bell worn attached to clothing
Cultural groups
Tetela Sungu
Person
Field collector Emil Torday
PRM source Emil Torday
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1909
Date collected
1907 - 1909
Acquisition information
Donated: 1910
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Wrought, Process Welded, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Height: max 67 mm bell, Width: max 44 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1910.1.180
Research and responses

(Note by R. Blench, I think something is wrong here, buttock bells are about always the spherical, monoxylous pellet bells, as the Kuba 1910.1.179.)

Search terms: Music, Ornament, Musical Instrument, Bell

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