Brass bell

Description
A hanging ornament. The strong twisted link chain is attached to a hornbill figure at the top of the bell. Two snakes in relief decorate the main body. The hornbill has a small bell attached to its beak. There are four small bells evenly spaced around the large bell.
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Brass
Production place
Lubok Antu, Sarawak, Malaysia
Collection
N.M. Roe Collection/Iban & Indonesian Collection/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/129/28

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