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Cow bell

Date1875-1900 ca.
Place MadeThailand, Asia
Serial No.none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionAnvil-shaped bell carved from single piece of hardwood. Single wooden clapper. Traditionally, hung around the necks of cattle and other domesticated livestock.
DimensionsLength: 195 mm
Width: 90 mm
Published ReferencesThomas E. Cross, Instruments of Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand, and Tibet, Shrine to Music Catalog Vol. II (1982), p. 23.

Thomas E. Cross, Instruments of Burma, India, Nepal, Thailand, and Tibet in the Collections of the Shrine to Music Museum, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1983, p. 46.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01252
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