Bell

Museum number:
3-30563
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Alternate number:
186 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
Small ceramic bell with blue animal head atop. Holds and infant animal in small arms. Bell is natural clay and is decorated with bands of sepia dots, pink scallops and white/blue hash marks. Clay clapper is held in place by twine. "7" in 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 11.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 3-30563, described as Small ceramic bell with blue animal head atop. Holds and infant animal in small arms. Bell is natural clay and is decorated with bands of sepia dots, pink scallops and white/blue hash marks. Clay clapper is held in place by twine. "7" in pencil on interior surface.

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