Brass Cow Bell
Unidentified Shilluk maker
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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