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Pellet bell. A sheet of iron is folded over into a half moon shape, enclosing an iron ball. A carved hardwood handle, with a lozenge shape cut from its centre, is attached to the bell with vegetable fibre binding.
- Date:
late 19th or early 20th century - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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East Africa - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:112.13 Vessel rattles
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- Materials:wood, iron
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:112.13 Vessel rattles
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 9.2913 x 4.5276 x 1.7717 in.; 236 x 115 x 45 mm