Metal bell, drop shape, Ngi (angone anyinge) ; 4" h (10.16 cm) Employed as accoutrement of young men, also as ritual paraphernalia in secret societies.
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:
Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975) and S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975)