Bell Item Number: 2956/266 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Metal bell on a thick brown leather collar with a wooden peg closure (part b). The wooden peg is narrow with a squared head and fits through a strap in the collar. A small metal ball on a metal rod hangs inside the bell from a pink leather thong.
History Of Use
Sheep or goat bell.
Item History
- Made in Evora, Portugal between 1900 and 1950
- Collected by Anthony A. Shelton in Portugal between 2011 and 2012
- Owned by Anthony A. Shelton before September 17, 2012
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) and Anthony A. Shelton (Seller) on September 17, 2012
What
- Name
- Bell
- Identification Number
- 2956/266 a-b
- Type of Item
- bell
- Material
- metal, leather skin and wood
- Overall
- height 25.5 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 10.0 cm
- Part B
- height 1.7 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Portuguese
- Field Collector
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Previous Owner
- Anthony A. Shelton
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Exhibitions Budget (Funding source) and Anthony A. Shelton (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Evora, Portugal
- Collected in
- Portugal
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1950
- Collection Date
- between 2011 and 2012
- Ownership Date
- before September 17, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on September 17, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2956/0266 a-b