Bell

Museum number:
5-7015
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050007015
Alternate number:
130 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
Leg bell; iron circle bent in half to form bean-pod shape; 2 holes in top; iron pellet inside; l. 13 cm; w. 6 cm. worn by men during dances to attract girls' attention. bell is attached to thong tied around the high, ankle or below the knee
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba (Murdock...44:2)
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-7015, described as Leg bell; iron circle bent in half to form bean-pod shape; 2 holes in top; iron pellet inside; l. 13 cm; w. 6 cm. worn by men during dances to attract girls' attention. bell is attached to thong tied around the high, ankle or below the knee
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-7015, described as Leg bell; iron circle bent in half to form bean-pod shape; 2 holes in top; iron pellet inside; l. 13 cm; w. 6 cm. worn by men during dances to attract girls' attention. bell is attached to thong tied around the high, ankle or below the knee

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