Owner: HWMC
Catalog#: AF-IDST-051-14
Provenance: Ruth Picard collected in the 1970s
Bells, Metal
Dan Bell
Cote d’Ivoire or Liberia
Dan (also called Gio or Yakuba)
Bronze
ca. Early-Mid 20th century
Length: 5.75 in, Width: 3 in, Depth: 3 in
Idiophone – Struck Directly – Bell
This Dan bell is made from the lost-wax process. It has a looped handle and stylized designs on the bell and around the rim. Clapper inside is long gone.