Bell

Dan people, Liberia, African

  • Titles Bell (Descriptive)
  • Medium cast metal
  • Dimensions 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (3.5 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1991.1137.5
  • Work Type bell
  • Classification Furnishings and Equipment

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Collector number EWGH 28
Large round jar with foot, narrows slightly toward the bottom. Raised ridge around widest portion of vessel. Shoulder decorated with groups of angled and curved parallel incised lines; bottom half with incised geometric patterns. Reddish color with fire clouds.
Standing male figure with flexed knees and solid block for feet; one hand on hip, one arm raised with elbow bent (hand broken off). Heart-shaped face with thick rims around eyes. Packets of medicinal material wrapped in fabric on abdomen and elbows. Surface colored with base of reddish-brown pigment; large white spots of pigment on body and white marks on face
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