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Ankle bells. Two pellet bells, each made from a sheet of iron that has been folded in half to enclose a pebble or pebbles. Each bell has a brass chain, one thicker than the other; the thinner chain is knotted around the thicker chain.

  • Culture:Giryami
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  • Materials:copper alloy, iron
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:112.13 Vessel rattles
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 185 x 35 x 20 mm