Dimensions given as L. 10 in/25.5 cm. L. 2 ¾ in/7 cm. D. 2 in/3.7 cm. The large iron bell with a clapper is from Nimba County. The Loma used this brass dogbell for hunting. The neckband is made from animal fur and is tied to the bell with raffia fiber. Gong is Loma.
Medium
L. 10 in/25.5 cm. L. 2 ¾ in/7 cm. D. 2 in/3.7 cm.
Subject
Dan, Loma
Provenance
Unknown
Spatial Coverage
Liberia
Medium
LIron, brass, fur, raffia
Is Referenced By
William Siegmann, Rock of the Ancestors (Suacoco: Cuttington University College, 1977), 91.
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