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.

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