Object class: Bells (idiophones) / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Culture or time period: Benin

Start Over Object class Bells (idiophones) Collection place British West Africa (historic) Culture or time period Benin

Museum number:: 5-15421
Culture or time period:: Benin and 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:: height 16 centimeters
Collector:: Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:: Nigeria
Collection date:: 1970

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