The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 22, 2024

Bell

Bell

c. 1920
Wood and plant fiber
Overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White 1975.190
Location: not on view

Description

This elegant ritual bell was used by a priest-diviner-healer (nganga) to call spiritual forces needed for curing.
  • Katherine White Reswick
  • CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 227, repr.
  • {{cite web|title=Bell|url=false|author=|year=c. 1920|access-date=22 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1975.190