Witch Bell

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Capt. John H. Camp
Donor Name
Capt. John H. Camp
Listed on page 58 in "The Exhibits of the Smithsonian Institution at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1915", in section "Arts of the Africans (Musical)".
From note: "Used also by herald of war in pursuit of enemies"
Record Last Modified
14 Sep 2021
Specimen Count
1
Accession Date
19 Nov 1889
Accession Number
022376
USNM Number
E130951-0
Object Type
Bell
Place
Congo River, West Central, Africa
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8337092
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/324f8482b-c393-42ec-acb0-f5579e2e7240
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