Bell Item Number: 2956/275 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Metal bell on a brown leather strap handle with an elliptical, gold-coloured metal buckle. Four metal rivets hold two sections of the strap handle together near the buckle. A wooden tongue hangs inside the bell from a white leather thong. There are remnants of wool adhered to the belt.
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
- 2956/275
- Type of Item
- bell
- Material
- metal, leather skin, wood and fibre
- Overall
- height 26.5 cm, width 7.3 cm, depth 6.3 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
- 2956/0275