Bell

Museum number:
3-30560
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Alternate number:
183 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
Ceramic bell with human/rabbit "janus" head atop. Rabbit face is white with black highlights; human face is natural clay. Bell decorated with hash marks, fern fronds, and scallops in cream, yellow pink and blue. Clay clapper is held in place by twine.
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 20 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 3-30560, described as Ceramic bell with human/rabbit "janus" head atop. Rabbit face is white with black highlights; human face is natural clay. Bell decorated with hash marks, fern fronds, and scallops in cream, yellow pink and blue. Clay clapper is held in place by twine.

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