Bell

MOA: University of British Columbia

2956/274

Metal bell on a brown leather strap handle with an oval, gold-coloured metal buckle. A wooden tongue hangs inside the bell from a white leather thong.

  • History Of Use

    Sheep or goat bell.


  • Type of Item bell
  • Culture Portuguese
  • Material metal, leather skin, wood, fibre
  • Measurements height 27.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 13.0 cm (overall)

  • 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 2956/0274