Democratic Republic of Congo 
Holoholo

Wood
Early-Mid 20th century
Height: 8.25 inches; Bell Diameter: 3.5 inches
Idiophone – Struck Directly – Bell with Clappers

African wooden bell with two clappers, in a zoomorphic form of a bird from the Holoholo people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Probably a ritual object. It is hand carved from wood with symbolic triangle groove decoration. The figure has glass eyes. Usage traces and drying cracks.