Baby's Ankle Bell
Unidentified Baganda maker
late 19th-early 20th century
Iron
Overall: 1 3/8 × 3/8 in. (3.5 × 1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase
39.64.6829
Geography
Place Made: Uganda, Eastern Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Provenance
Museum and Art Gallery Reading, England; sold to present collection, 1939.
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