Gourd bell

Museum number:
5-1574
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1302
Description:
Dog bell, wooden, bell-shaped, 11 inches circumference. Suku. Tied around dog’s neck. Used to be able to follow dog in the forest as dog tracks game.
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa, Suku
Culture or time period:
Suku
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Gourds (plant components)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1960
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Gourd bell, accession number 5-1574, described as Dog bell, wooden, bell-shaped, 11 inches circumference. Suku. Tied around dog’s neck. Used to be able to follow dog in the forest as dog tracks game.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gourd bell, accession number 5-1574, described as Dog bell, wooden, bell-shaped, 11 inches circumference. Suku. Tied around dog’s neck. Used to be able to follow dog in the forest as dog tracks game.

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