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Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley
Museum number:
5-3360
Institution media
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Digital Benin research
Edo designation
Ẹroro
English designation
Bell
Category
Altar & Shrine Objects
Musical Instruments
Provenance
Bascom, William Russell
Location
Kroeber Hall, 103, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States
Institution data
Public Data (eng)
Public Data (eng)
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley
The data was transferred directly by the institution.
Last Updated: 2022-01-12
Language:
english
Accession number
object id
Acc.1770
Alternate number
object id
TBD (previous number (Bascom’s number))
Museum number
object id
5-3360
Description
description
Rectangular, truncated, brass bell with strap handle. Geometric all-over design. Height: 7.0 inches.
Materials
material
Brass (alloy)
Object type
object type
ethnography
Object count
object count
Donor
prior source
University Appropriation and William Russell Bascom
Collector
provenance
William Russell Bascom
Collection date
date collected
July 1963
Collection place
place collected
Benin City, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. Place
place collected
Africa; Nigeria; Benin City; Bini
Culture or time period
ethnic attribution
Bini
Tribe
Department
department and institution
Cat. 5 - Africa (except the Hearst Reisner Egyptian Collection)
Accession date
accession date
1963
Comment
notes
Murdock 31:19Note: The “Original Number” appearing on the catalogue card is the Appraisers number; not a Bascom index number.
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Function
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments