Clapper bell

Description

Brass bell, cast in U-shape with central lug on top, banded patterns above the rim, part of a clapper bell with a hardwood clapper attached by a red cord: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, late 19th - early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1995.842 A

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Clapper bell

Production information

Unknown
Nigeria, Western Africa

Date

Late 19th - 20th century

Materials

Brass

Physical description

Bronze, heavy

Associations

A.1995.757, Nigerian clapper bell

Exhibitions

• Performance and Lives (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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