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1913.5.56

Clapper bell Made from a sheet of iron bent over with a clapper suspended from the crown.

1913.5.56

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Collection type
Object
Description
Clapper bell Made from a sheet of iron bent over with a clapper suspended from the crown.
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups
Kikuyu
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1913
Date collected
By 1913
Acquisition information
Donated: 02/1913
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Process Wrought, Process Bent
Dimensions
Length: max 71 mm, Depth: max 46 mm, Width: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1913.5.56

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