Bell

Museum number:
3-30562
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Alternate number:
185 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
Ceramic bell with human/devil "janus" head atop. Devil's face is painted dark red with black horns; human is of natural clay with a small white dagger applied just below his chin. Bell decorated with fern frond, and hash marks in white, blue and pink. Clay clapper is held in place by twine. "10-" in pencil, and "MEXICO" red pencil 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 18.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 3-30562, described as Ceramic bell with human/devil "janus" head atop. Devil's face is painted dark red with black horns; human is of natural clay with a small white dagger applied just below his chin. Bell decorated with fern frond, and hash marks in white, blue and pink. Clay clapper is held in place by twine. "10-" in pencil, and "MEXICO" red pencil on interior surface.

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