Bell
Unidentified Edo maker
19th or early 20th century
Copper alloy (brass ?) and iron
Overall: 2 13/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 1/2 in. (7.1 × 4 × 3.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arnold and Joanne Syrop
988.63.27031
Geography
Place Made: Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Musical Instrument
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
Exhibited with Divine Inspiration: From Benin to Bahia, Photographs by Phyllis Galembo, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 17-April 21, 1996.
Provenance
Joanne and Arnold Syrop, New York; given to present collection, 1988.
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