Object Number: Ea9080

Collection: World Cultures

Object Name: bell

Description: A small iron bell made from a circular piece of metal folded over to contain a metal ball. A ring of wire is attached. Attributed to the Ngombe people. Collected by Rev. Kenred Smith in Northern Democratic Republic of Congo when it was the Congo Free State and later Belgian Congo. He was primarily based at Bopoto (Upoto) Station, a Baptist Missionary Society post on the Upper River from the years 1896 - 1914.