Brass Cow Bell

Unidentified Shilluk maker

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collected 1946-1948

Brass, metal, and cloth

Overall: 9 1/4 × 4 13/16 in. (23.5 × 12.3 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

48.66.11018

Geography

Place Made: Sudan, Eastern Africa, Africa

Period

20th century

Object Name

Musical Instrument

Research Area

Africa

Not on view

Provenance

Collected by W.P.G. Thomson, about 1946-1948; Sudan Government; sold to present collection, 1948.

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