Wagogo bells
1800 (?) - before 1893Weißblech; Iron; LeatherH x L x P: 3.7 x 48 x 7 cm
Object: Wagogo bells
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Gogo
- Title:
- Wagogo bells
- Date:
- 1800 (?) - before 1893
- Inventory Number:
- 1898-013/060
- Collection:
- Non european collections
- Domain:
- Africa
- Arts and Crafts
- Designation:
- Bell
- Material | Technique:
- Weißblech; Iron; Leather
- Measurements:
- H x L x P: 3.7 x 48 x 7 cm
- Description:
- Nine bells, worn on the leg when performing war dances, and held together by a leather strap. Each bell, shaped with a hammer, consists of an iron blade bent at the sides so as to form a globe that is almost closed. The clapper is made by small iron balls or pebbles. - Descriptive inventory by Nicolas Van Werveke of the Spring ethnographic collection. N.B.: this is a faithful transcription of Van Werveke's inventory, the terms used in 1898 have not been modified, even those whose use is considered critical today.
- Location:
- Depot
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Acquisition date:
- 1898
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Tina Pfeifer / MNAHA
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tina Pfeifer
Object: Wagogo bells
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Gogo
- Title:
- Wagogo bells
- Date:
- 1800 (?) - before 1893
- Inventory Number:
- 1898-013/060
- Collection:
- Non european collections
- Domain:
- Africa
- Arts and Crafts
- Designation:
- Bell
- Material | Technique:
- Weißblech; Iron; Leather
- Measurements:
- H x L x P: 3.7 x 48 x 7 cm
- Description:
- Nine bells, worn on the leg when performing war dances, and held together by a leather strap. Each bell, shaped with a hammer, consists of an iron blade bent at the sides so as to form a globe that is almost closed. The clapper is made by small iron balls or pebbles. - Descriptive inventory by Nicolas Van Werveke of the Spring ethnographic collection. N.B.: this is a faithful transcription of Van Werveke's inventory, the terms used in 1898 have not been modified, even those whose use is considered critical today.
- Location:
- Depot
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Acquisition date:
- 1898
- Copyright:
-
Work: Public Domain
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Tina Pfeifer / MNAHA
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Tina Pfeifer
