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Altar bell

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On the one hand, these bells stood on the ancestral altars. Here the ceremonies were "rung in" with them. On the other hand, high-ranking soldiers wore them around their necks as amulets and insignia of rank. This one shows particularly pronounced the square shape of the bells, which refers to the four cardinal directions, the four times of day as well as the 4-day week. Text: Dietmar Neitzke.

Data Provider
Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Edo
Object type
Glocke
Dimensions
Width: 10 cm
Height: 14 cm
Material/Technique
Copper alloy, Iron
Lost wax process
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
F 51779 L

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Myttenaere; 2800
  • Production
    when
    19th century
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Nigeria
Provenance
The donation from Paulette de Myttenaere is related to an acquisition from the ethnographic dealer Charles-Jackes Massar. Text: Markus Himmelsbach.

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

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