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Bell

MOA: University of British Columbia

2956/275

Metal bell on a brown leather strap handle with an elliptical, gold-coloured metal buckle. Four metal rivets hold two sections of the strap handle together near the buckle. A wooden tongue hangs inside the bell from a white leather thong. There are remnants of wool adhered to the belt.

  • History Of Use

    Sheep or goat bell.

  • Type of Item bell
  • Culture Portuguese
  • Material metal, leather skin, wood, fibre
  • Measurements height 26.5 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 6.3 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 2956/0275

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