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| Type of Object: | Musical Instrument |
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| Material: | Metal |
| Measurements: | Various |
| Date or Period: | Pre-Columbian |
| Maker: | Pre-Columbian |
| Designated List Category: | IIE5 Metal Musical Instruments - Jingle Bells |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 06/11/1997 |
| Photograph: | National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru |
| Copyright : | National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Spherical bells with an opening on the lower part and a handle on the upper part so they can be suspended from a sash or other garment. They contain a small stone or a little ball of metal. The handles may be decorated. Jingle bells may decorate another object, such as rhythm sticks, and may be of gold, silver, or bronze. Used in all pre-Columbian cultures of Peru. | |
| Keywords: | |
| bell, bronze, copper, gold, musical instrument, Pre-Columbian Metals, silver, |
