Object class: Bells (idiophones) / Culture or time period: African cultures / Loans: S1981-1982 #25: de Saisset Museum (Santa Clara Univ.) (December 11, 1981–April 1, 1982)

Start Over Object class Bells (idiophones) Culture or time period African cultures Loans S1981-1982 #25: de Saisset Museum (Santa Clara Univ.) (December 11, 1981–April 1, 1982)

1. Bell

Museum number:: 5-13380
Culture or time period:: Rendille
Object class:: Bells (idiophones)
Function:: 1.3 Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Collector:: Jean Colvin and University Research Expeditions Program
Collection place:: Gob Ore, Kenya
Collection date:: Summer, 1977

2. Bell with clapper

Museum number:: 5-13051a,b
Culture or time period:: Yoruba
Object class:: Bells (idiophones)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: a— length 32.2 centimeters and b— length 3 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1969

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