Bell

Museum number:
5-1827
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
E2 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1383
Description:
Wooden bell(nkawle mvu) ; 3 ½" x 4" x 1 ½" (8.89cm x 10.16cm x 3.31cm) Used on hunting dogs.
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon, Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-1827, described as Wooden bell(nkawle mvu) ; 3 ½" x 4" x 1 ½" (8.89cm x 10.16cm x 3.31cm) Used on hunting dogs.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 5-1827, described as Wooden bell(nkawle mvu) ; 3 ½" x 4" x 1 ½" (8.89cm x 10.16cm x 3.31cm) Used on hunting dogs.

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