Divination Bell
Unidentified Ibo (Igbo) maker
early 20th century
Bronze
Overall: 6 9/16 × 3 5/8 × 2 5/16 in. (16.7 × 9.2 × 5.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Collection of Roger Arvid Anderson, Class of 1968
EL.2017.1.30
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
20th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Tribal Art Fair, San Francisco, California; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, about 2008; on loan to present collection, 2017.
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