Bell

MOA: University of British Columbia

2956/266 a-b

Metal bell on a thick brown leather collar with a wooden peg closure (part b). The wooden peg is narrow with a squared head and fits through a strap in the collar. A small metal ball on a metal rod hangs inside the bell from a pink leather thong.

  • History Of Use

    Sheep or goat bell.


  • Type of Item bell
  • Culture Portuguese
  • Material metal, leather skin, wood
  • Measurements height 25.5 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 10.0 cm (overall) height 1.7 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 4.0 cm (part b)

  • Field Collector Anthony A. Shelton
  • Previous Owner Anthony A. Shelton
  • Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget, Anthony A. Shelton

  • Made in Evora
  • Collected in Portugal

  • Creation Date between 1900 and 1950
  • Collection Date between 2011 and 2012
  • Ownership Date before September 17, 2012
  • Acquisition Date on September 17, 2012

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2956/0266 a-b