Double Bell

AF3624

From: Maritime Congo

Curatorial Section: African

Object Number AF3624
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Maritime Congo
Culture Area Central Africa
Section African
Materials Wood
Description

Double bell, each side with 4 wooden tongues. The resonators, on on each side of a carved handle having the same longitudinal axis, are carved in intaglio with somewhat irregular groupings of triangles, ellipses, etc. The resonators have a truncated pyramidal form.

Height 5 cm
Length 28.3 cm
Width 5.3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from W. O. Oldman, 1912
Other Number 24247 - Dealer's Number | I-353 - Seder Number

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