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Handbell
Iroke, ivory handbell used in Ifá divination. Geometric patterns are carved at the top and base of the tusk; in the middle is a carving of a hermaphrodite figure, wearing a tall hat.
- Date:
before 1958 - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Nigeria - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.242.122 (Individual) clapper bells
- Culture:Yoruba
- Period:
- Materials:iron, ivory
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- Inscriptions:
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.242.122 (Individual) clapper bells
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 275 x 33 x 50 mm