Bell
AF942
From: Belgian Congo | Kasai District
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF942 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Belgian Congo | Kasai District |
| Culture Area | Central Africa |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Iron | Wood | Brass |
| Description | Ceremonial use. Crescent-shaped iron bell containing an iron pellet. Attached to the bell by means of a thong and brass rings is a cylinderical wooden handle [?], the half nearest the bell being divided by a wide slot into two thin sections; the other end is hollow and is partly wrapped with metal wire. |
| Height | 2.5 cm |
| Length | 40 cm |
| Width | 5.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 1383 - Other Number | I-375 - Seder Number |
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