Wooden Bell

This is a double ended wooden bell, or rattle. A piece of rope is threaded through each end, and attached to it are pieces of wood which resonate inside either end when it is shaken. The Sierra Leone National Museum catalogue describes it as a Kontho, which is also the name given to a slit drum, similar to the kele, or kelein.

Further Information

• Type: Musical instruments
• Object: Wooden Bell
• Materials: Wood, Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Other
• Dimensions: 203mm
• Production Date: Pre 1966
• Associated Places: Freetown
• Associated People: A.B. Seisay (Seller)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1966.25.01

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