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Bell, Wooden

Luba Female Ritual Bell (#2)

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Luba

Wood
ca. Mid-20th century

Height: 14.5 inches Bell: Width: 6 inches x Depth: 4 inches
Idiophone - Struck Directly - Bell

Luba figural wooden bell from the DRC, made from dense wood. Shows female figure with incisions of scarification on the body and on the lower bell resonator.

 

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Catalog#: AF-IDST-65-7