Object name: Bells / Collection place: Western Africa / Materials: Brass (alloy) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bells, accession number 5-16762, described as string of brass bells (14) in 3 sizes (12 large, 1 small, 1 tiny). cast bronze round with attachment loop. decorated with concentric rings; slit opening in base brass pellet in each forms "clapper".

Hearst Museum object titled Bells, accession number 5-16435a,b, described as brass divining bells, cast. base is cylindrical which ends in a point. upper half features a woman nursing a child. bell is formed by her headdress, which contains a small clapper