Bell

Museum number:
3-30565
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Alternate number:
188 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
Small ceramic bell with dark green frog's head atop 7 a pink collar neck. Bell is decorated with white scallops and black & white hash marks. Clay clapper is held in place by twine. "341" written in red pencil and a paper tag printed with "made in Mexico" on interior surface.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 9 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 3-30565, described as Small ceramic bell with dark green frog's head atop 7 a pink collar neck. Bell is decorated with white scallops and black & white hash marks. Clay clapper is held in place by twine. "341" written in red pencil and a paper tag printed with "made in Mexico" on interior surface.

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